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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing bodies - District licensing committees

186: Territorial authorities to appoint district licensing committees

You could also call this:

"Councils choose people to decide on alcohol licences in your area"

Each territorial authority has to choose people for a district licensing committee. You live in a district and this committee makes decisions about alcohol licences in your area. The territorial authority decides how many committees it needs to make these decisions.

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Part 2Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing bodies: District licensing committees

186Territorial authorities to appoint district licensing committees

  1. Each territorial authority must appoint 1 or more licensing committees as, in its opinion, are required to deal with licensing matters for its district.