Part 3Premises licences
Production of licence, rights of entry, etc.
57Duty to keep and produce licenceF1etc.
1
This section applies whenever premises in respect of which a premises licence has effect are being used for one or more licensable activities authorised by the licence.
2
The holder of the premises licence must secure that the licence or a certified copy of it F2and a list of any relevant mandatory conditions applicable to the licence are kept at the premises in the custody or under the control of—
a
the holder of the licence, or
b
a person who works at the premises and whom the holder of the licence has nominated in writing for the purposes of this subsection.
F122A
If the premises are being used for the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption off the licensed premises in reliance on the authorisation granted by virtue of section 172F(2), the holder of the premises licence must secure that a statement that that is the case, which also makes clear what are the off-sales authorised by virtue of section 172F(2) (within the meaning given in section 172G(5)), is kept at the premises in the custody or under the control of—
a
the holder of the licence, or
b
the person nominated for the purposes of subsection (2).
2B
If the premises are being used for the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption off the licensed premises in reliance on one or more section 172F(5) conditions (within the meaning given in section 172G(6)), the holder of the premises licence must secure that a statement that that is the case, and of the section 172F(5) conditions relied on, is kept at the premises in the custody or under the control of—
a
the holder of the licence, or
b
the person nominated for the purposes of subsection (2).
3
The holder of the premises licence must secure that—
a
the summary of the licence or a certified copy of that summary F9and any section 172F statement, and
b
a notice specifying the position held at the premises by any person nominated for the purposes of subsection (2),
are prominently displayed at the premises.
4
5
A constable or an authorised person may require the person who, by virtue of arrangements made for the purposes of subsection (2), F13(2A) or (2B) is required to have the premises licence (or a certified copy of it F3or a list of relevant mandatory conditionsF11or a section 172F statement) in his custody or under his control to produce the licence (or such a copy F4or the listF14or statement) for examination.
6
An authorised person exercising the power conferred by subsection (5) must, if so requested, produce evidence of his authority to exercise the power.
7
8
A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
9
In subsection (3) the reference to the summary of the licence is a reference to the summary issued under section 23 or, where one or more summaries have subsequently been issued under section 56, the most recent summary to have been so issued.
10
Section 58 makes provision about certified copies of documents for the purposes of this section.
F611
In this section “relevant mandatory conditions”, in relation to a premises licence, means conditions applicable to the licence by virtue of section 19(4) or 19A.
F812
In this section “section 172F statement”, in relation to licensed premises, means a statement that is required to be kept at the premises by virtue of subsection (2A) or (2B).