Part 2Licensing bodies and officers
Licensing Boards
8Applicants attempting to influence Board members
1
If a person making an application under this Act to a Licensing Board attempts, at any time before the application is determined by the Board, to influence a member of the Board to support the application, the person commits an offence.
2
If, in relation to any application made to, but not yet determined by, a Licensing Board under this Act, proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) are brought against the applicant—
a
the Board must not determine the application until after the proceedings are concluded, and
b
if the applicant is convicted of the offence, the Board may refuse to consider the application.
3
A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.