Businesses could lose their consent to sell alcohol

According to the Scottish Government website: “When selling alcohol on licensed premises, the sale must be authorised generally or specifically by a personal licence holder.

“The designated premises manager must possess a personal licence.

“In many premises, other members of staff also attain personal licences so that they can also authorise sales, conduct staff training, and as a matter of general best practice.”

The licence-holder must undergo refresher training to ensure their licence remains valid, within five years of the grant.

The holder must produce evidence they have passed a refresher course when they appear before the licensing board licensing board which granted their personal licence.

The website states: “If personal licenceholders do not refresh their training within the specified period, the board will revoke their personal licence.

“For premises managers, the consequences of the revocation of a personal licence could include the sale of alcohol no longer being permitted in their premises, unless appropriate steps are taken to name an alternative personal licence-holder as the designated premises manager.

“In addition, personal licence holders who have their licences revoked will no longer be allowed to authorise sales of alcohol or conduct the mandatory staff training and will be unable to obtain another personal licence for a period of five years.”

Sales of alcohol can only be authorised by a personal licence-holder.