http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/25CLicensing Act 2003An Act to make provision about the regulation of the sale and supply of alcohol, the provision of entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment, about offences relating to alcohol and for connected purposes. texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-01Expert Participation2026-06-29 Part 3Premises licences<Addition ChangeId="key-a413b69964a9e38254db50fa22cf9eac-1780477814960" CommentaryRef="key-a413b69964a9e38254db50fa22cf9eac">Power of Mayor of London to determine licence applications</Addition><Addition ChangeId="key-a413b69964a9e38254db50fa22cf9eac-1780477814960" CommentaryRef="key-a413b69964a9e38254db50fa22cf9eac">Directions by the Mayor of London</Addition>25C1Where section 25B(5)(a) applies the Mayor of London must direct the London licensing authority—ato grant the licence in accordance with the application subject only to—isuch conditions specified in the direction as are consistent with the operating schedule accompanying the application, andiiany conditions which must under section 19, 20 or 21 be included in the licence,bto grant the licence subject to—ithe conditions mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i) with such permitted modifications as may be specified in the direction, andiiany condition which must under section 19, 20 or 21 be included in the licence,cto grant the licence in accordance with paragraph (a) or (b), but to also do one or both of the following—iexclude from the scope of the licence any of the licensable activities which were excluded by the decision of the London licensing authority in relation to the application under section 18(4)(b);iirefuse to specify a person in the licence as the premises supervisor where the London licensing authority refused to specify that person in their decision in relation to the application under section 18(4)(c), ordto reject the application.2The Mayor may only give a direction to the London licensing authority under subsection (1)(d) to reject the application if the application was rejected by the authority under section 18(4)(d).3The London licensing authority must grant the licence or reject the application in accordance with the direction given under subsection (1).4When giving a direction under this section the Mayor must have regard to—athe licensing policy statement published by the Mayor under section 8A, andbthe importance of promoting the licensing objectives.5Directions given under subsection (1)(a) or (b) may have the effect of requiring a premises licence to be granted subject to different conditions in respect of—adifferent parts of the premises concerned;bdifferent licensable activities.6A direction under this section must state the Mayor’s reasons for giving the direction.7For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(i) the conditions mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i) are modified if any of them is altered or omitted or any new condition is added.8For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)(i), a modification to a condition is “permitted” if—athe condition was modified by the London licensing authority when granting the licence under section 18(4)(a), and the modification is—ithe same as that modification, oriiin the Mayor’s opinion less restrictive than that modification (but see subsection (9)), orbthe condition relates to an application that was rejected by the London licensing authority under section 18(4)(d).9The Mayor may not make a modification to a condition under subsection (8)(a)(ii) if the effect of the modification would be that the condition would apply to a different part of the premises, or to different licensable activities, than that it applied to as modified by the London licensing authority under section 18(4)(a).Ss. 25B-25D and cross-heading inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes, 29.6.2026 in so far as not already in force) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(5), Sch. 26 para. 12 (with s. 102, Sch. 26 para. 21)