Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025

Prospective

6 (1) Schedule 3 (matters to be entered in licensing register) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) For the heading substitute “Further provision about licensing registers”.

(3) After the heading insert—

“Part 1

Matters to be entered in licensing register”.

(4) The existing text becomes paragraph 1.

(5) At the end insert—

“Part 2 E+W Inclusion of plans in licensing register

Plans that may be included in licensing registers

2 (1) This paragraph applies where a licensing authority—

(a) receives an application under section 17 (application for premises licence),

(b) receives an application under section 71 (application for club premises certificate),

(c) issues a premises licence, or

(d) issues a club premises certificate.

(2) The authority must not enter in the register kept by it under section 8 a plan of the premises to which the application, licence or certificate relates unless the plan complies with regulations under section 34(2) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.

3(1) This paragraph applies where a licensing authority receives an application under section 29 (application for provisional statement).

(2) The authority must not enter in the register kept by it under section 8 a plan of the works at the premises to which the application relates unless the plan complies with regulations under section 34(2) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.

Replacement of old plans of premises included in licensing registers

4 (1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) a licensing authority—

(i) has received a pre-commencement application under section 17 (application for premises licence),

(ii) has received a pre-commencement application under section 71 (application for club premises certificate),

(iii) has issued a pre-commencement premises licence, or

(iv) has issued a pre-commencement club premises certificate, and

(b) the register kept by the licensing authority under section 8 contains a plan of the premises to which the application, licence or certificate relates that does not comply with regulations under section 34(2) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (in this paragraph “the non-compliant plan”).

(2) An interested person may apply to the authority for the non-compliant plan to be—

(a) removed from the register, and

(b) replaced with a modified version of the plan that complies with regulations under section 34(2) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (in this paragraph “the compliant plan”).

(3) An application under sub-paragraph (2) must be accompanied by—

(a) the compliant plan, and

(b) a fee of an amount specified by regulations under section 34(4) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.

(4) If the authority receives an application under sub-paragraph (2) that complies with sub-paragraph (3), the authority must—

(a) remove the non-compliant plan from the register, and

(b) replace it with the compliant plan.

(5) Sub-paragraphs (6) and (7) apply where the application under sub-paragraph (2) relates to—

(a) a pre-commencement application under section 17 that was made before 27 March 2013,

(b) a pre-commencement application under section 71 that was made before that date,

(c) a pre-commencement premises licence that was issued before that date, or

(d) a pre-commencement club premises certificate that was issued before that date.

(6) In such a case sub-paragraph (4) applies only if the register containing the non-compliant plan is accessible to the public online.

(7) If the register containing the non-compliant plan is not accessible to the public online but the interested person specifies (in the application under sub-paragraph (2)) the location of that plan in the register, the authority may remove that plan from the register and replace it with the compliant plan.

(8) In this paragraph—

• “interested person” means a person who holds a premises licence or club premises certificate in respect of the premises to which the plan mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) relates;

• “pre-commencement application under section 17” means an application under section 17 made before the date on which paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 comes into force;

• “pre-commencement application under section 71” means an application under section 71 made before the date on which paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 comes into force;

• “pre-commencement premises licence” means a premises licence the application for which is a pre-commencement application under section 17;

• “pre-commencement club premises certificate” means a club premises certificate the application for which is a pre-commencement application under section 71.

Replacement of old plans of works included in licensing registers

5 (1) This paragraph applies where—

(a) a licensing authority has received a pre-commencement application under section 29 (application for provisional statement), and

(b) the register kept by the licensing authority under section 8 contains a plan of the works at the premises to which the application relates that does not comply with regulations under section 34(2) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (in this paragraph “the non-compliant plan”).

(2) An interested person may apply to the authority for the non-compliant plan to be—

(a) removed from the register, and

(b) replaced with a modified version of the plan that complies with regulations under section 34(2) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (in this paragraph “the compliant plan”).

(3) An application under sub-paragraph (2) must be accompanied by—

(a) the compliant plan, and

(b) a fee of an amount specified by regulations under section 34(4) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025.

(4) If the authority receives an application under sub-paragraph (2) that complies with sub-paragraph (3), the authority must—

(a) remove the non-compliant plan from the register, and

(b) replace it with the compliant plan.

(5) Sub-paragraphs (6) and (7) apply where the application under sub-paragraph (2) relates to a pre-commencement application under section 29 that was made before 27 March 2013.

(6) In such a case sub-paragraph (4) applies only if the register containing the non-compliant plan is accessible to the public online.

(7) If the register containing the non-compliant plan is not accessible to the public online but the interested person specifies (in the application under sub-paragraph (2)) the location of that plan in the register, the authority may remove that plan from the register and replace it with the compliant plan.

(8) In this paragraph—

• “interested person” means a person who holds a premises licence, club premises certificate or provisional statement in respect of the premises to which the plan mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) relates;

• “pre-commencement application under section 29” means an application under section 29 made before the date on which paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 comes into force.

Disclosure of plans not included in licensing register

6 (1) This paragraph applies where a licensing authority—

(a) is prevented by paragraph 2 or 3 from entering a plan of premises or plan of works in the register kept by it under section 8,

(b) is required by paragraph 4(4) or 5(4) to remove a plan of premises or plan of works from the register kept by it under section 8, or

(c) has removed, under paragraph 4(7) or 5(7), a plan of premises or plan of works from the register kept by it under section 8.

(2) The authority must not disclose the plan otherwise than in accordance with section 185 (provision of information to other licensing authorities or responsible authorities).”

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 4 para. 6 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 37(2)