COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS General Section 56 – Licensing authority’s duty to update licence document
109.Subsection (1) requires the relevant licensing authority to amend a premises licence to reflect any determination by the authority in relation to the licence, the lapsing of the licence or the disposal of an appeal. This ensures that there is always an accurate record of the licence.
110.In most cases the licensing authority will have sent the appropriate licence (or part of a licence) to the licensing authority, but subsections (2) to (4) provide that the authority may require holders to produce licences or the appropriate parts of licences for this purpose. Failure to do so without reasonable excuse will be an offence.