3(1)An application for the grant of a licence under this Act in respect of any premises shall be of no effect unless—E+W+S
(a)the Board have issued to the applicant a certificate consenting to his applying for such a licence in respect of those premises, and that certificate is for the time being in force and the application is made within the period specified in the certificate, and
(b)where the certificate is limited to a bingo club licence, the application is for the grant of a bingo club licence in respect of those premises.
(2)In the following provisions of this Schedule any reference to an application for the grant of a licence under this Act shall be construed as not including any application which by virtue of the preceding sub-paragraph is of no effect.