Regulation 7 Date by which first annual fee is payable

Where a licence comes into effect on the issue date, the first annual fee for the licence shall be paid within 30 days after that date.

Where a licence specifies that it is to come into effect after the issue date, the first annual fee for the licence shall be paid within–

after the issue date, whichever is sooner.

Paragraph (2) does not apply to a premises licence issued before 1st September 2007.

In this regulation–

• “the issue date” means the date on which a licence is issued, and

• “the relevant period”, in relation to a licence, means the period which is equal to the sum of–

  1. (a)

     the period between the issue date and the date specified in the licence as that on which it is to come into effect, and

  2. (b)

     30 days.