The Licensing Act 2003 (Personal licences) Regulations 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations make provision for the detailed requirements to be fulfilled by applicants for personal licences under Part 6 of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) (“the Act”).

In addition the Regulations prescribe those persons to whom a licence may be granted who do not possess a licensing qualification (regulation 4). The form of the personal licence is prescribed in regulation 5.

The Regulations prescribe the application form to be used by the applicant, the information to be supplied and the documents to accompany the application for the grant or renewal of a personal licence (regulations 6 and 7 and Schedules 1 to 3). In respect of an application for a personal licence made by the holder of a justices' licence during the period commencing on 7th February 2005 and ending on 6th August 2005, regulation 8 and Schedules 3 and 4 prescribe the application form to be used by the applicant, the information to be supplied and the documents to accompany the application. In the case of such applications reference should also be made to the Licensing Act 2003 (Transitional provisions) Order 2005 S.I. 2005/40.

The Regulations require the relevant licensing authority to provide the application forms for applicants on request and provides a discretion to provide these on its website.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation to these Regulations has been placed in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament and copies may be obtained from the Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Branch of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 3rd Floor, 2-4 Cockspur Street, London SW1Y 5DH or viewed on the Department's website, www.culture.gov.uk.