Article 116 Holder of licence or certificated under Licensing ActsI1

England and Wales

(1)

If it appears to an election court that a person (“P”), holding a licence or certificate under the Licensing Acts, has knowingly permitted any bribery or treating in relation to any Senedd election to take place on P’s licensed premises, the court must—

(a)

report the fact, after affording P the same rights as are conferred on those about to be reported under article 110(2), and

(b)

bring the report before the licensing authority from whom, or on whose authority, P obtained the licence, and the licensing authority must enter the report in the appropriate register of licences.

(2)

The entry of the report in that register must be taken into consideration by the licensing authority when determining whether to grant a renewal of P’s licence or certificate and may be a ground for refusing renewal if the authority thinks fit.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Art. 116 in force at 18.7.2025, see art. 1(2)