Free Online Personal Licence Mock Exam

The Personal Licence (APLH) level 2 qualification is recognised throughout the hospitality industry.

This free online practise test is as similar as possible to the real Level 2 Personal Licence Holder exam. It has 40 multiple choice questions, and you need to get at least 28 right to pass.

Good luck!

1. Which officials may ask a Personal Licence holder authorising the sale of alcohol on licensed premises to produce their Personal Licence?

 
 
 
 

2. Which is the best way to define an operating schedule?

 
 
 
 

3. Which statement about licensing policy is true?

 
 
 
 

4. What is the maximum penalty for the offence of ‘persistently selling alcohol to children’?

 
 
 
 

5. Which type of licence is required to carry out licensable activities on a permanent basis?

 
 
 
 

6. Conflict is best avoided on licensed premises by:

 
 
 
 

7. A Personal Licence is:

 
 
 
 

8. Which form of entertainment is most likely to be regulated?

 
 
 
 

9. A valid photographic identity card bearing the national Proof of Age Standard Scheme (PASS) hologram is:

 
 
 
 

10. Who may object to a Temporary Event Notice (TEN)?

 
 
 
 

11. What would be the most likely consequence for a Personal Licence holder convicted of a drink-driving offence?

 
 
 
 

12. A closure order will most likely be issued to all licensed premises in an area if:

 
 
 
 

13. A Personal Licence will remain valid:

 
 
 
 

14. To which licensing authority must an application for a Personal Licence be made?

 
 
 
 

15. A hearing regarding a Premises Licence is most likely to be held following:

 
 
 
 

16. A ‘foreign offence’ is best defined as being:

 
 
 
 

17. The consumption of an intoxicating substance, such as alcohol, will most likely result in:

 
 
 
 

18. A ‘low alcohol’ drink must contain an alcohol by volume (abv) of:

 
 
 
 

19. Selling alcohol outside the hours permitted by the premises licence is:

 
 
 
 

20. Which premises may never be licensed to sell alcohol?

 
 
 
 

21. The role of the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) includes:

 
 
 
 

22. Who is responsible for the administration of the licensing system?

 
 
 
 

23. Alcohol promotions which are deemed to be irresponsible are those which:

 
 
 
 

24. When may authorised persons enter licensed premises?

 
 
 
 

25. If a Personal Licence applicant is convicted of a relevant or foreign offence during the application process, who must they notify?

 
 
 
 

26. Undertaking a licensable activity without an appropriate premises licence or temporary event notice is punishable by which of the following?

 
 
 
 

27. When may an application for the full variation of a Premises Licence be required?

 
 
 
 

28. If a Personal Licence holder is charged with a relevant offence, what action must they take?

 
 
 
 

29. Local partnerships are beneficial to licensed premises because they:

 
 
 
 

30. Which officials may enter licensed premises to search for and seize smuggled goods?

 
 
 
 

31. A mandatory condition on all Premises Licences which include the sale of alcohol by retail is:

 
 
 
 

32. It is an offence to allow which of the following on licensed premises?

 
 
 
 

33. Who may object to the granting of a Personal Licence?

 
 
 
 

34. When may an application be made for a review of a Premises Licence?

 
 
 
 

35. In a calendar year, premises may operate under a Temporary Event Notice for:

 
 
 
 

36. Which drink contains approximately one unit of alcohol?

 
 
 
 

37. Which of the following is a licensing objective?

 
 
 
 

38. What is the minimum age at which a person may legally be sold alcohol on licensed premises?

 
 
 
 

39. Which of the following is a licensable activity?

 
 
 
 

40. When is it an offence to allow children under 16, who are not accompanied by an adult, on a licensed premises?

 
 
 
 

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