Temporary and Acting Managers/Forms
The roles of temporary and acting managers are different.
Temporary manager
- If a manager is absent, the licensee may appoint (preferably in writing) a temporary manager. This person does not need to hold a manager’s certificate, but must apply for a certificate within two working days of the appointment.
- Once the application is made, the temporary manager is deemed to hold a manager's certificate until the application is determined.
- If the appointee does not apply for a manager's certificate within two working days, or if the application is refused, the licensee must stop employing the appointee as a manager.
Acting manager
A licensee may appoint (preferably in writing) an acting manager
- for any period not exceeding three weeks at any one time where the licensee or a manager is ill or absent, and
- for periods not exceeding a total of six weeks in each period of twelve months to enable the licensee or manager to have a vacation.
- The person appointed as acting manager shall be deemed to hold a manager's certificate. It is not necessary for that person to apply for or hold such a certificate.
Notice of Appointment, Cancellation or Termination of Manager
On the appointment, cancellation or termination of the appointment of any manager, temporary manager or acting manager, the licensee must give notice to:
- the Liquor Licensing Authority, and
- the Police, or
- the district licensing agency with which the application for the licence was filed.
There is no need to notify the appointment of a temporary or acting manager if the period involved is no more than 48 hours.