# The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) Regulations 2005, Regulation 2: Interpretation

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(1) In these Regulations, unless the context requires otherwise—
“the Act” means the Licensing Act 2003;
“alternative licence condition” in relation to a premises licence means the condition that every supply of alcohol under the licence must be made or authorised by the management committee;
“alternative scale plan” means a plan in a scale other than the standard scale;
“application” means an application made to a relevant licensing authority under Part 3 or Part 4 of the Act as the case may require and a reference to applications shall be construed accordingly;
“club” means a qualifying club within the meaning of section 61 of the Act;
“fire and other safety equipment” includes fire extinguishers, fire doors, fire alarms, marine safety equipment, marine evacuation equipment and other similar equipment;
“legible in all material respects” means that the information contained in the application, notice or representations is available to the recipient to no lesser extent than it would be if given by means of a document in written form;
“notice” (except in regulation 39B) means a notice given to a relevant licensing authority under Part 3 or Part 4 of the Act as the case may require and a reference to notices shall be construed accordingly;
“prescribed fee” in relation to an application or notice, shall be the fee for such application or notice calculated in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State under Part 3 and Part 4 of the Act or in accordance with an order made by the Secretary of State under Schedule 8 to the Act;
“relevant electronic facility” means the electronic assistance facility referred to in regulation 38 of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009 or any facility established and maintained by a licensing authority for the purpose of receiving applications, notices or representations electronically;
“relevant licensing authority” shall be construed in accordance with section 12, 68 or 171 of, or paragraph 1 or 13 of Schedule 8 to, the Act, as the case requires;
“representations” means representations made to a relevant licensing authority under Part 3, Part 4 or Part 8 of the Act as the case may require made by a responsible authority or any other person in relation to an application or a review;
“review” means a review under Part 3, 4 or 8 of the Act as the case may require and a reference to reviews shall be construed accordingly;
“second appointed day” in relation to a premises licence, means the day as specified as such for the purposes of Part 1 of Schedule 8 to the Act and, in relation to a club premises certificate means the day as specified as such for the purposes of Part 2 of Schedule 8 to the Act .
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(2) For the purposes of these Regulations a reference to—
(a) a paragraph in a regulation or in a Schedule, a Schedule or a Part is a reference to the paragraph in that regulation or that Schedule, the Schedule or the Part in these Regulations; and
(b) a section should be construed as a reference to the section of the Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/42/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003-premises-licences-and-club-premises-certificates-regulations-2005/regulation-2
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