Explanatory Notes

Licensing Act 2003

2003 CHAPTER 17

10 July 2003

COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS

PART 6: Personal Licences.

Section 134 – Licensing authority’s duty to update licence document

216.Where certain changes have been made to the terms or effect of a personal licence, (for example, where it has been renewed, or a change of details has been notified), the licensing authority must make the necessary amendments to the licence.

217.The licensing authority may require the personal licence holder to present the licence for amendment. Failure by the licence holder to comply with this obligation, without reasonable excuse, is an offence.