Regulation 5 Determination of applications

(1)

If the licensing authority is satisfied that a licence may properly be—

(a)

granted for five years—

(i)

in the terms applied for; and

(ii)

without the need for any additional conditions other than those prescribed in regulation 9, or

(b)

varied in the terms applied for,

the authority shall approve the application and give the applicant notice of the decision.

(2)

If the authority is not so satisfied and decides—

(a)

to approve the application other than in the terms applied for;

(b)

in the case of an application for the grant of a licence, to approve the application on the basis that—

(i)

additional conditions shall be attached to the licence, or

(ii)

the licence shall be granted for a shorter period than five years; or

(c)

to refuse the application,

the authority shall give the applicant notice of the decision and the grounds for it.