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Part 2Licences and certificates
Licences: how to get licensed

18Licences not transferable, except to temporary licence holder

  1. A licence is not transferable, except in the situation described in subsection (2).

  2. A Licensing Authority may transfer a licence to a temporary licence holder for a period of not more than 6 months if the temporary licence holder is—

  3. the personal representative of a deceased licence holder; or
    1. the assignee in bankruptcy of a licence holder; or
      1. the manager, as defined in section 2 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988, of a licence holder.

        1. A temporary licence holder has all the rights and responsibilities of a licence holder.

        Compare
        • 1908 No 141 s 39
        • 1963 No 10 ss 10, 11
        Notes
        • Section 18(2): amended, on , by section 304 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).