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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing process: on-licences, off-licences, and club licences - Applications for licences

108: Licence may be refused if contrary to local alcohol policy

You could also call this:

“No alcohol licence if it goes against local rules”

When you apply for a licence to sell or supply alcohol, the people who decide whether to give you the licence might say no. They can do this if there is a local alcohol policy that applies to your area. They will refuse the licence if they think giving it to you would go against that policy.

The people making the decision will look at whether giving you the licence would be inconsistent with the local alcohol policy. They will consider what might happen if they give you the licence. If they think it would not be consistent with the policy, they can refuse the licence.

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Part 2 Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing process: on-licences, off-licences, and club licences: Applications for licences

108Licence may be refused if contrary to local alcohol policy

  1. The licensing authority or licensing committee concerned may refuse to issue a licence if—

  2. there is any relevant local alcohol policy; and
    1. in its opinion, the issue of the licence, or the consequences of the issue of the licence, would be inconsistent with the policy.