Part 2

Licensing
CHAPTER 1

Amendments of the Licensing Act 2003

Removing the vicinity test

Premises licences: who may apply for review
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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.