Licensing Act 2003
The Licensing Act 2003 combines the existing systems of licensing of the sale of alcohol, the provision of public entertainment, the displaying of films, performances of plays, the provision of late night refreshment and the certification of clubs into one single system, and makes the Local District or Unitary Council responsible for issuing the new form of single licence, called a Premises Licence. At the same time the Licensing Act transfers the responsibility for licensing clubs from the Licensing Magistrates to the Licensing Authority, making Licensing Authoritys responsible for issuing Club Premises Certificates.
The Licensing Act also creates what is known as a Personal Licence, which allows a holder to sell or authorise the sale of alcohol from licensed premises, abolishes the concept of fixed licensed hours for the sale of alcohol and makes late night takeaways licensable for the first time.
Please ensure the correct postage is applied when posting consultation copies of your licence application to the police. Northants Police will not pay the extra postage. This results in the application being rejected until the Police receive a further copy which means you will need to re-advertise and therefore incur unnecessary additional costs and delays.