Section 57 Duty to keep and produce licenceetc.F6

This section applies whenever premises in respect of which a premises licence has effect are being used for one or more licensable activities authorised by the licence.

The holder of the premises licence must secure that the licence or a certified copy of it F1and a list of any relevant mandatory conditions applicable to the licence are kept at the premises in the custody or under the control of—

The holder of the premises licence must secure that—

are prominently displayed at the premises.

The holder of a premises licence commits an offence if he fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with subsection (2) or (3).

A constable or an authorised person may require the person who, by virtue of arrangements made for the purposes of subsection (2), is required to have the premises licence (or a certified copy of it F2or a list of relevant mandatory conditions) in his custody or under his control to produce the licence (or such a copy F3or the list) for examination.

An authorised person exercising the power conferred by subsection (5) must, if so requested, produce evidence of his authority to exercise the power.

A person commits an offence if he fails, without reasonable excuse, to produce a premises licence or certified copy of a premises licence F4or a list of relevant mandatory conditions in accordance with a requirement under subsection (5).

A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

In subsection (3) the reference to the summary of the licence is a reference to the summary issued under section 23 or, where one or more summaries have subsequently been issued under section 56, the most recent summary to have been so issued.

Section 58 makes provision about certified copies of documents for the purposes of this section.

In this section “relevant mandatory conditions”, in relation to a premises licence, means conditions applicable to the licence by virtue of section 19(4) or 19A.