Part 9

Miscellaneous and supplementary

Rights of freeholders etc.

Right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters
178
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).
S. 178(1)(b)(4)(d) in force at 16.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3222, art. 2, Sch.; s. 178 otherwise in force at 7.2.2005 by S.I. 2004/2360, art. 2, Sch.