Part 2

Licensing
CHAPTER 1

Amendments of the Licensing Act 2003

Removing the vicinity test

Club premises certificates: who may make relevant representations
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1
The Licensing Act 2003 is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (7).
2
In section 69 (authorised persons, interested parties and responsible authorities)—
a
in the title, omit “, interested parties”,
b
in subsection (1), omit ““interested party”,”, and
c
omit subsection (3).
3
In section 71(6) (application for club premises certificate)—
a
in paragraph (a)(ii), for “interested parties” substitute “persons who live, or are involved in a business, in the relevant licensing authority’s area and who are”,
b
after paragraph (a) insert—
aa
require the relevant licensing authority to advertise the application within the prescribed period—
i
in the prescribed form, and
ii
in a manner which is prescribed and is likely to bring the application to the attention of the persons who are likely to be affected by it; and”, and
c
in paragraph (c), for “interested parties and responsible authorities” substitute “responsible authorities and other persons”.
4
In section 72(8) (determination of application for club premises certificate)—
a
in paragraph (a), for “an interested party or responsible authority” substitute “a responsible authority or 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”.
5
In section 85(6) (determination of application to vary club premises certificate)—
a
in paragraph (a), for “an interested party or responsible authority” substitute “a responsible authority or 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 86B(2)(b)(ii) (determination of application for minor variation of club premises certificate), for “an interested party” substitute “any other person”.
7
In section 194 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry for the expression “interested party, in Part 4”.
8
In section 33 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (individual members of licensing authorities to be interested parties), omit subsection (2).
9
The amendments made by this section apply in relation to applications relating to club premises certificates that are made on or after the commencement of this section.