(1)This section applies in a borough as from the appointed day.
(2)In section 3 (4) of the [1967 c. 19.] Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967 (which provides for the grant, duration and transfer of licences under that Act) for “a fee of five pounds” there shall be substituted “such reasonable fee as the licensing authority may determine”.
(3)In the Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967, after section 3 there shall be inserted—
(1)The holder of a licence may at any time apply to the licensing authority for a variation in the terms, conditions or restrictions on or subject to which the licence is held.
(2)The person making an application for such a variation of licence shall on making the application pay to the licensing authority such reasonable fee as the licensing authority may determine.
(3)The licensing authority may—
(a)make the variation specified in the application;
(b)make that variation together with such further variation consequent thereon as the council may determine; or
(c)refuse the application.”.
(4)In section 5 of the Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967, in subsection (1) there shall be inserted, after paragraph (b)—
“(c)the holder of any such licence as aforesaid who is aggrieved by a variation of his licence or by a refusal to vary his licence,”.
(5)In Schedule 1 to the [1968 c. 54.] Theatres Act 1968 (which makes provision with respect to licences under that Act)—
(a)in paragraph 7, before the beginning of the paragraph, there shall be inserted “(1)”; and
(b)after paragraph 7 there shall be inserted—
“(2)The person making an application for such a variation of licence shall, on making the application, pay to the licensing authority such reasonable fee as the licensing authority may determine.”.