Part 3Premises licences
Grant of premises licence
23Grant or rejection of application
(1)
Where an application is granted under section 18, the relevant licensing authority must forthwith—
(a)
give a notice to that effect to—
(i)
the applicant,
(ii)
any person who made relevant representations in respect of the application, and
(iii)
the chief officer of police for the police area (or each police area) in which the premises are situated, and
(b)
issue the applicant with the licence and a summary of it.
(2)
Where relevant representations were made in respect of the application, the notice under subsection (1)(a) must state the authority’s reasons for its decision as to the steps (if any) to take under section 18(3)(b).
F1(2A)
Where an application of potential strategic importance to Greater London is granted with no steps taken under section 18(4)(a) to (c) in relation to the licence, the relevant licensing authority must as soon as possible give notice to that effect to the Greater London Authority.
(2B)
Subsection (2A) does not apply if the Greater London Authority made relevant representations in respect of the application.
(3)
Where an application is rejected under section 18, the relevant licensing authority must forthwith give a notice to that effect, stating its reasons for the decision, to—
(a)
the applicant,
(b)
any person who made relevant representations in respect of the application, and
(c)
the chief officer of police for the police area (or each police area) in which the premises are situated.
(4)
In this section
F2“application of potential strategic importance to Greater London” means a licence application that has been notified to a London licensing authority by the Greater London Authority under section 17A(3) as being of potential strategic importance to Greater London;
“relevant representations” has the meaning given in section 18(6).