Part 6Personal licences

Grant and renewal of personal licence

I176Issue of licence

1

Where a Licensing Board grants a personal licence application, the Board must issue a personal licence, in the prescribed form, to the applicant.

2

A personal licence issued under subsection (1) must specify—

a

the name and address of the individual to whom it is issued,

b

the Licensing Board issuing the licence,

c

the expiry date of the licence,

d

any relevant offence or foreign offence of which the applicant has been convicted, and

e

such other matters as may be prescribed.

3

A personal licence is void if, at the time it is issued under subsection (1), the individual to whom it is issued already holds a personal licence.

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A person who holds a void personal licence must surrender it to the Licensing Board.

5

A person who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with subsection (4) commits an offence.

6

A person who passes off a void personal licence as a valid personal licence knowing that the licence is void commits an offence.

7

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (5) or (6) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.