Gambling Act 2005

196 Reinstatement: supplemental

(1) An application under section 195 for the reinstatement of a premises licence must (in addition to anything required by section 159) be accompanied by—

(a) the licence, or

(b) both—

(i) a statement explaining why it is not reasonably practicable to produce the licence, and

(ii) an application under section 190 for the issue of a copy of the licence.

(2) In the case of an application under section 190 made in accordance with subsection (1)(b)(ii) above—

(a) the application shall be made by the applicant for reinstatement, and

(b) a reference to the licence being lost, stolen or damaged shall be treated as a reference to the licence being unavailable to the applicant for reinstatement.

(3) Regulations under section 160, as they have effect in relation to applications for reinstatement by virtue of section 195(3), may require notice to be given to specified responsible authorities (and not to all responsible authorities).

(4) Section 161 shall have effect in relation to an application for reinstatement with the omission of the reference to interested parties.

(5) Where an application is made under section 195 for the reinstatement of a premises licence, the licence shall have effect as if the applicant for reinstatement were the licensee during the period—

(a) beginning with the receipt of the application for reinstatement by the licensing authority, and

(b) ending with the determination of the application by the licensing authority.