| Guvnor

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

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Responsible Person2 Licence Holder1

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts

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The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995 21 duties

The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005 19 duties

Licence Holder — also bound by 225 other Acts

Petroleum (Current Model Clauses) Order 1999 318 duties

The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004 123 duties

Human Medicines Regulations 2012 83 duties

Space Industry Regulations 2021 68 duties

The Petroleum (Production) (Landward Areas) Regulations 1991 65 duties

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.

s.004 (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder... Regulated

Implement and enforce an age verification policy for alcohol salesLicence Holder

s.005 The responsible person shall ensure that– (a) where any of... Regulated

Offer alcohol in prescribed measures and inform customersResponsible Person

6 other provisions — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation and commencement

s.002 Interpretation

s.003 Mandatory conditions

s.art001 Citation and commencement

s.art002 Interpretation

s.art003 Mandatory conditions

Schedules

1 of 1 shown

s.schedule Mandatory Licensing Conditions Regulated

Adhere to mandatory alcohol licensing conditionsResponsible Person

Help complying

Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.

Alcohol licence compliance quick check

Quick compliance checklist for existing licence holders. Verify your annual fee is paid, DPS is in place, mandatory conditions are met, age …

Alcohol licensing for Scottish businesses

Learning path for businesses in Scotland navigating the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 system. Covers the five licensing objectives, Licensing Boards, premises and …

Get your first alcohol licence

End-to-end learning path for businesses applying for their first alcohol licence. Covers choosing the right licence type, getting a personal licence, appointing …

Respond to a licensing review or enforcement action

Problem path for licence holders facing a review, closure order, or enforcement action. Covers understanding the process, preparing your response, attending the …

2 more guides that reference this instrument

Premises licence (alcohol) Responsible alcohol retailing

Connected legislation

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

Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005 SI 2005

Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014 SI 2014

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.