Article 4 Duration of licences issued by way of renewal

(1)

A licence issued by the Authority under section 8 of the 2001 Act by way of renewal of an existing licence previously issued by it under the same provision shall remain in force for the period specified in paragraph (2).

(2)

The period specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) is the sum of—

(a)

the period specified in section 8(8)(a) of the 2001 Act or article 3 of this Order, as appropriate; and

(b)

subject to a maximum period of three months, the maximum period of time for which the existing licence could have remained in force after the licence issued by way of renewal is issued, had that previous licence remained in force for the full period of time for which it was issued.

(3)

For the purposes of paragraph (1), a licence is issued by way of renewal of an existing licence where—

(a)

the application is received at a time when the existing licence remains in force and can remain in force without renewal for a period of no more than four months;

(b)

the licence is issued to the holder of the existing licence; and

(c)

the licence is in respect of the same category of licensable activity and the same category of licensable conduct as the existing licence.