Part 8Premises Licences

Maintenance

186Change of circumstance

1

If the holder of a premises licence ceases to reside or attend at the address specified in the licence under section 151(1)(b) he shall as soon as is reasonably practicable—

a

notify the licensing authority, and

b

inform the licensing authority of a home or business address at which he resides or attends.

2

The Secretary of State may make regulations requiring the holder of a premises licence—

a

to notify the licensing authority of any change of circumstance of a prescribed kind in relation to him or to an authorised activity, and

b

to give the licensing authority prescribed details of the change.

3

If a change of circumstance notified under or by virtue of this section falsifies information contained in the premises licence in accordance with section 151, the notification must be accompanied by—

a

the prescribed fee, and

b

either—

i

the licence, or

ii

an application under section 190 for a copy of the licence.

4

Where notification is accompanied by the licence, the licensing authority shall—

a

make such alteration to the information contained in the licence as appears to them to be required by the change in circumstance, and

b

return the licence to the licensee.

5

Where the notification is accompanied by an application for a copy of the licence, the licensing authority shall, if they grant the application, issue the copy in a form which appears to them to reflect the change in circumstance.

6

The holder of a premises licence commits an offence if he fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a provision of this section or of regulations made under this section.

7

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (6) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

8

This section does not prevent the imposition of a requirement to notify the licensing authority of a specified change of circumstance by way of the attachment of a condition to a premises licence.

9

In subsection (3)(a) “prescribed” means—

a

in relation to notification given to authorities in England and Wales, prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State, and

b

in relation to notifications given to authorities in Scotland, prescribed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers.