Section 107A Deposits on account of fees payable to the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh MinistersF1F3

This section applies where the F2appropriate licensing authority is the Secretary of State, the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers.

Where a person is required to pay a fee to the licensing authority under this Part, the licensing authority may require the person to pay a deposit on account of the fee.

The amount that a person may be required to pay under subsection (2) is to be determined by or in accordance with regulations made by the licensing authority.

If a licensee fails to comply with a requirement to pay a deposit charged under subsection (2) on account of a fee charged under section 72A(2)(a) or (b), the licensing authority may by notice vary, suspend or revoke the licence.

The suspension of a licence under subsection (4) continues in effect until the deposit is paid (but this is subject to any provision made under section 108(3)(b) in relation to notices under that subsection).

If a person who has applied for a licence under section 67 or for a variation, suspension, revocation or transfer of a licence under section 72 fails to comply with a requirement to pay a deposit charged under subsection (2) in connection with that application, the licensing authority may—