(1)The Licensing Act 2003 is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (6).
(2)In section 51 (application for review of premises licences)—
(a)in subsection (1), for “an interested party or a responsible authority” substitute “a responsible authority or any other person”, and
(b)in subsection (3)—
(i)in paragraph (b), for “interested parties and responsible authorities” substitute “responsible authorities and other persons”, and
(ii)in paragraph (c), for “interested party” substitute “other person”.
(3)In section 52(8) (determination of application for review of premises licence)—
(a)in paragraph (a)(i), for “an interested party” substitute “any other person”, and
(b)in paragraph (c), for “an interested party (who is not also a responsible authority)” substitute “a person who is not a responsible authority”.
(4)In section 53A(3) (summary reviews on application of senior police officer)—
(a)in paragraph (c), for “interested parties” substitute “other persons”, and
(b)in paragraph (e), for “interested party” substitute “other person”.
(5)In section 53C(8) (review of premises licence following summary review notice)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “an interested party” substitute “any other person”, and
(b)in paragraph (c), for “an interested party (who is not also a responsible authority)” substitute “a person who is not a responsible authority”.
(6)In section 167 (review of premises licence following closure order)—
(a)in subsection (4)(b), for “interested parties” substitute “other persons”,
(b)in subsection (4)(c), for “interested party” substitute “other person”,
(c)in subsection (10)(a), for “an interested party” substitute “any other person”,
(d)in subsection (10)(c), for “an interested party (who is not also a responsible authority)” substitute “a person who is not a responsible authority”, and
(e)in subsection (14), for ““interested party” and “responsible authority” have” substitute ““responsible authority” has”.
(7)The amendments made by this section apply in relation to applications for review that are made on or after the commencement of this section.