Licensing law

Health and Safety responsibilities for publicans

22-Mar-2001

Food safety continues to figure high on a licensees list of responsibilities. Recurrent food scares have not only brought a tough response from the...

EPOS systems introduce a wealth of possibilities to publicans

22-Mar-2001

Technology in pubs falls into three camps - the Good, the Boring and the Really Quite Useful.For most licensees Good Technology is considered to be...

Jersey licensing

14-Mar-2001

I shall shortly be moving to a pub in Jersey. Are the licensing laws different there?The legislation that you need to refer to is the Licensing...

Video screen licence

14-Mar-2001

I have a large screen in my pub which I use to show sports events and music videos. Do I need a Cinema's Licence for this?You should check with your...

Occasional Licence

14-Mar-2001

I recently applied for an Occasional Licence for a garden fete for the hours of 2pm until 10pm. I sent the application to court six weeks before the...

Late licence transfers

14-Mar-2001

I have just applied to be transferred on to the liquor licence of a pub. The local police have told me that the court's policy is that I cannot be...

Licensing courses

14-Mar-2001

Q I have been told to do a licensing course. How do I find out about these sort of courses?A There are a number of organisations which provide...

Get wired for a licence

14-Mar-2001

I would like to apply for a public entertainments licence (PEL) in my pub, but I have heard that I will have to rewire the whole premises. Is this...