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Made under: Licensing Act 2003
Enforced by: Local Authority, Police
Status: Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Any Person2 Licence Holder1

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

GENERAL

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Bands for premises

Part 2

PREMISES LICENCES

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s.005 Annual fee for premises licence Regulated

Pay annual premises licence fee to your licensing authorityLicence Holder

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.004 Fee to accompany application for grant or variation of premises licence

Part 3

CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATES

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s.007 Annual fee for club premises certificate Regulated

Pay the annual fee for your club premises certificateAny Person

1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.006 Fee to accompany application for grant or variation of club premises certificate

Part 4

PERMITTED TEMPORARY ACTIVITIES, PERSONAL LICENCES

1 of 1 section shown

s.008 Fees for other applications and notices Regulated

Pay the required fee when submitting miscellaneous licensing applicationsAny Person

Part 5

MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.009 MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS

s.010 MISCELLANEOUS EXEMPTIONS

Schedules

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1 other schedule

s.002 PREMISES LICENCES AND CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATES

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Connected legislation

The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.

Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014 SI 2014

Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 SI 2010

The Licensing Act 2003 (Early Morning Alcohol Restriction Orders) Regulations 2012 SI 2012

The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2026 SI 2026/1022

Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.