Occasional Licences and Extension of Hours
An occasional licence allows alcohol to be sold on unlicensed premises on a specific occasion.
An application for an occasional licence may be made by a holder of premises or personal licence holder or a representative of a voluntary organisation.
With regard to an application for Extension of Hours, only a Premises Licence Holder can apply for Extended Hours.
The Period cannot exceed one month and the Extended Hours cannot be extended.
If the Premises are open after 1.00am, then the Premises must have a First Aider on the premises from 1.00am and must operate a 12.30am curfew (Section 27(4), the Licensing Conditions (Late Opening Premises)(Scotland) Regulations 2007/336, and Standard Conditions C.17, D.1, D.4).
What happens to the Application?
The Application is copied to the Police and the Board's Licensing Standards Officer (LSO).
If neither of them makes any adverse comment, and the Application is within the Board's Policy, the Application can be granted under delegated powers, without a Hearing before the Licensing Board.
If there is any adverse comment, or if the Application is outside the Board's Policy, the Application must be referred to a Hearing of the Licensing Board. The Applicant will be told of the Hearing and will be able to make representations in favour of the Application.
The fee of £10 is not refunded if the Application is refused. All applications will be published on our website.
Here are the forms and guidance notes you will need:
North Ayrshire Licensing Board's guidance notes on the Queen's Diamond Jubilee 5th June 2012