{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003/section-25D",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003/section-25D.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2003/17",
  "legislation_title": "Licensing Act 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003",
  "path": "section/25D",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "25D",
  "heading": "Issue of licence etc by licensing authority",
  "text": "(1) A London licensing authority that grants a licence on a direction under section 25C(1)(a) to (c) must as soon as possible—\n(a) give notice that the licence is granted to—\n(i) the applicant,\n(ii) each responsible authority in relation to the premises to which the application relates,\n(iii) any person who made relevant representations under section 18 in respect of the application, and\n(iv) the chief officer of police for the police area (or each police area) in which the premises are situated, and\n(b) issue the applicant with the licence and a summary of it.\n(2) A London licensing authority that rejects an application on a direction under section 25C(1)(d) must as soon as possible give notice that the application is rejected to—\n(a) the applicant,\n(b) each responsible authority in relation to the premises to which the application relates,\n(c) any person who made relevant representations under section 18 in respect of the application, and\n(d) the chief officer of police for the police area (or each police area) in which the premises are situated.\n(3) A notice under subsection (1) or (2) must state the Mayor’s reasons for giving the direction as notified to the London licensing authority under section 25C(6).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 25B-25D and cross-heading inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes, 29.6.2026 in so far as not already in force) by English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (c. 23), s. 108(1)(5), Sch. 26 para. 12 (with s. 102, Sch. 26 para. 21)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/25D",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T17:08:59.105892+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}