Part 2Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing bodies: District licensing committees
192Territorial authority to establish and maintain list of licensing committee's members
A territorial authority must either—
- establish, maintain, and publish its own list of persons approved to be members of the territorial authority's licensing committee or committees; or
- together with 1 or more other territorial authorities, establish, maintain, and publish a combined list of persons jointly approved by those authorities to be members of the territorial authorities' licensing committees.
A territorial authority must not approve a person to be included on the list unless that person has experience relevant to alcohol licensing matters.
A person may be approved for inclusion on the list for a period of up to 5 years and may be approved for any 1 or more further periods of up to 5 years.
The name of a person must be removed from the list—
- when 5 years have elapsed since the territorial authority approved the person's name on the list unless the approval is renewed under subsection (3); or
- if the person resigns or is removed under section 194.
A person must not be included on the list if—
- the territorial authority believes that person has, directly or by virtue of his or her relationship with another person, such an involvement or appearance of involvement with the alcohol industry that he or she could not perform his or her duties without actual bias or the appearance of bias; or
- the person is a constable, a Medical Officer of Health, an inspector, or an employee of the territorial authority.