Regulation 26A Advertisement of applications: minor variationsF1

(1)

In the case of an application for minor variation of a premises licence or club premises certificate (under section 41A or 86A respectively) the person making the application shall advertise the application for the required period—

(a)

by displaying a notice which complies with paragraph (2) prominently at or on the premises to which the application relates so that it can be conveniently read from the exterior of the premises, and

(b)

if any part of the external perimeter of the premises that is one hundred or more metres in length abuts a public highway or other place accessible to the public, by displaying such a notice at least every fifty metres along that part of the perimeter.

(2)

A notice complies with this paragraph if—

(a)

it is—

(i)

white,

(ii)

of a size equal to or larger than A4,

(iii)

printed legibly in black ink or typed in black;

(b)

it includes the following information—

(i)

in the case of an application under section 41A, at or near the top of the notice the heading “Licensing Act 2003: Minor Variation of Premises Licence”,

(ii)

in the case of an application under section 86A, at or near the top of the notice the heading “Licensing Act 2003: Minor Variation of Club Premises Certificate”,

(iii)

a brief description of the proposed variation or variations,

(iv)

the name of the applicant or club,

(v)

the postal address of the premises or club premises, if any, or if there is no postal address for the premises a description of those premises sufficient to enable the location and extent of the premises or club premises to be identified,

(vi)

the postal address and, where applicable, the worldwide web address where the register of the relevant licensing authority is kept and where and when the record of the application may be inspected,

(F2vii)

the date by which F3a person may make representations to the relevant licensing authority,

(F4viii)

that it is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application and the maximum fine for which a person is liable on summary conviction for the offence;

(c)

the information referred to in subparagraph (b)(i) or (ii) above is printed or typed in a font of a size equal to or larger than 32;

(d)

the remainder of the notice is printed or typed in a font of a size equal to or larger than 16.

(3)

In this regulation “the required period” is the continuous period beginning on the first working day after F5... the application was given to the relevant licensing authority and ending at the expiry of the ninth consecutive working day after that day.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Reg. 26A inserted (29.7.2009) by The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises Licences and Club Premises Certificates) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/1809), regs. 1, 2(12)
F2: Reg. 26A(2)(b)(v) renumbered as reg. 26A(2)(b)(vii) (28.12.2009) by The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) (Amendment) (Electronic Applications etc) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3159), regs. 1, 7(a)
F3: Words in reg. 26A(2)(b)(vii) substituted (25.4.2012) by The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/955), regs. 1, 7
F4: Reg. 26A(2)(b)(vi) renumbered as reg. 26A(2)(b)(viii) (28.12.2009) by The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) (Amendment) (Electronic Applications etc) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3159), regs. 1, 7(b)
F5: Words in reg. 26A(3) omitted (28.12.2009) by virtue of The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) (Amendment) (Electronic Applications etc) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/3159), regs. 1, 7(c)