Section 107: Club premises certificates: who may make relevant representations
314.Subsections (2) to (8) amend a number of provisions in the Licensing Act 2003 relating to applications for the grant, variation and minor variation of a club premises certificate in Part 4 of the Act. Section 69 of the Act is amended to remove the definition of “interested party”. These amendments require a licensing authority to advertise applications for the grant or variation of a certificate so as to ensure that this is brought to the attention of any persons it may affect, and to advertise the period during which any such person may make representations about the application. These amendments also provide that representations from any persons (other than responsible authorities) must not, in the opinion of the licensing authority, be frivolous or vexatious.
315.Subsection (3) amends the requirements on the Secretary of State to make regulations governing who should advertise an application. Regulations will require the application and licensing authority to advertise the application: the former must advertise the application in a way which ensures that it comes to the attention of persons in the licensing authority’s area who it may affect; the latter must advertise it in a way that ensures that it comes to the attention of all persons who it may affect.
316.Subsection (9) makes provision for the application of these amendments.
