Pass the APLH Personal Licence Exam

Preparing for the Award for Personal Licence Holders (APLH)? You need this Level 2 qualification to apply for a personal licence in England and Wales, and the exam is built on the Licensing Act 2003. This guide follows the subjects of the award in ten short chapters, explains the Act at the level the exam asks for, points out the traps (who may authorise a sale, the designated premises supervisor and the premises licence, the mandatory conditions, temporary event notices and their limits, sales to children, being drunk on licensed premises, unspent convictions, the duty to notify changes) and then lets you practise until the answers come without hesitation.

The five mock exams in this book have 40 questions each, the length of the exam as run by licensing authorities, and are marked at 70 per cent: 28 correct answers out of 40. The practice questions use the book's own four-option format, so you train on the rules rather than on a copy of an exam.

What is inside:

- 10 short chapters you can read on a phone: the exam and how to use this book; the personal licence, getting it and keeping it; the Licensing Act 2003, its activities, objectives and authorities; relevant offences and the duties of a licence holder; premises licences and the designated premises supervisor; the mandatory conditions; temporary event notices; drunkenness, disorder and other offences; children and alcohol; enforcement, reviews and the effects of alcohol
- 3 appendices: key numbers to remember, a glossary of licensing terms, a seven-day revision plan with an exam day checklist
- 100 original practice questions in the order of the chapters, every one with the correct answer and a short explanation
- 5 full mock exams of 40 questions, with answers and explanations

Rules are current at the time of writing. Where a point could not be confirmed, the book says so and tells you to check the official sources.

All questions are original. This is an independent study guide: it is not produced, endorsed or approved by any awarding organisation, licensing authority, course provider or test organisation, and it does not contain real exam questions. It does not replace an approved training course, the guidance of your licensing authority or the Licensing Act 2003.

Method of creation: this book was written with the help of artificial intelligence tools, under the author's direction; every rule was written from its source text and reviewed and every practice question was written for this book.