Part 9Miscellaneous and supplementary

Rights of freeholders etc.

I1178Right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters

1

This section applies where—

a

a person with a property interest in any premises situated in the area of a licensing authority gives notice of his interest to that authority, and

b

the notice is in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee.

2

The notice has effect for a period of 12 months beginning with the day it is received by the licensing authority.

3

If a change relating to the premises to which the notice relates is made to the register at a time when the notice has effect, the licensing authority must forthwith notify the person who gave the notice—

a

of the application, notice or other matter to which the change relates, and

b

of his right under section 8 to request a copy of the information contained in any entry in the register.

4

For the purposes of this section a person has a property interest in premises if—

a

he has a legal interest in the premises as freeholder or leaseholder,

b

he is a legal mortgagee (within the meaning of the Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20)) in respect of the premises,

c

he is in occupation of the premises, or

d

he has a prescribed interest in the premises.

5

In this section—

a

a reference to premises situated in the area of a licensing authority includes a reference to premises partly so situated, and

b

register” means the register kept under section 8 by the licensing authority mentioned in subsection (1)(a).