- Made under
- Licensing Act 2003
- Enforced by
- Local Authority
- Status
- In Force
- Penalty ceiling
- Regulated
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Other Acts binding the same actors
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Responsible Person — also bound by 108 other Acts
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.
3 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules
1 of 1 shown- Prevent irresponsible alcohol promotions and follow mandatory licensing rulesResponsible 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 …
Start a retail business - compliance essentials
A comprehensive compliance onboarding journey for new retailers. Covers consumer rights, pricing law, age-restricted sales, product safety, data protection, accessibility duties, and …
Respond to a Trading Standards investigation
What to do if Trading Standards has contacted you, visited your premises, or conducted a test purchase. Covers understanding their powers, identifying …
Responsible alcohol retailing
Checklist of mandatory conditions and best practices for responsible alcohol retailing — Challenge 25, refusal logs, staff training, irresponsible promotions ban, and …
3 more guides that reference this instrument
Connected legislation
The wider family of instruments made under the same parent Act.
Duty extraction and severity labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the instrument, not the instrument itself. Always verify against the linked source text.