Licensees Reminded of Need for Personal Licence

Highland Licensing Board would like to remind licensees in the Highland Region who have applied for a premises licence under the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 of the requirement to nominate a Premises Manager who must be the holder of a Personal Licence.

From 1st September, 2009, every sale of alcohol made on the premises must be authorised (whether generally or specifically) by the Premises Manager or another person who holds a Personal Licence.

There has been some confusion where those who have undertaken training and obtained the Scottish Certificate of Personal Licence qualification, have presumed this is their Personal Licence when in fact they have to submit a Personal Licence Application. The qualification is not the Personal Licence.

Those Premises who do not have a Personal Licence holder are required to submit their application, urgently, to meet this deadline.

Failure to do so will mean that they will be unauthorised to sell alcohol from 1st September until the Personal Licence has been granted.

A Personal Licence application must be accompanied by the Personal Licence qualification, two passport photographs and a fee of £50.

Application forms and further information are available from The Highland Council Website
http://www.highland.gov.uk/directory_record/738772/liquor/category/500/liquor_licence or by telephoning the Licensing Board or Licensing Standards Officer on the following numbers: