COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS PART 6: Personal Licences. Section 116 – Surrender of personal licence
193.Section 115 provides that a personal licence is valid for 10 years unless before then it is surrendered by the holder, revoked by the licensing authority or forfeited or suspended by the court. At the end of the 10 year period, the holder may apply for renewal to the licensing authority which issued the original licence and the authority can renew the licence for a further ten years or refuse the application for renewal. Licences do not have effect during periods of suspension. In some circumstances, a licence may extend beyond 10 years, pending a renewal or disposal of an appeal; for example, where an application for renewal of a personal licence has not been determined prior to the expiry of the 10 year validity period (see section 119). Section 116 provides that a personal licence holder may surrender his licence and sets out the procedural requirements of such a surrender.