Section 87 Inquiries.C1

England, Wales and Scotland

(1)

A licensing authority may hold such inquiries as he thinks necessary for the proper exercise of his functions under this Part of this Act. . . F1

(2)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(3)

Where, as respects the proposed exercise of his powers on any occasion under section 69. . . F3F4or 69F of this Act, a licensing authority receives a request for an inquiry from two or more persons he may hold a single inquiry in response to both or all of those requests.

(4)

Subject to any provision made by regulations, any inquiry held by a licensing authority for the purposes of this Part of this Act. . . shall be held in public.

(5)

Information with respect to any particular trade or business which is given at any such inquiry while admission to the inquiry is restricted in accordance with regulations shall not, so long as that trade or business continues to be carried on, be disclosed except—

(a)

with the consent of the person for the time being carrying on that trade or business; or

(b)

for the purpose of the discharge by any person of his functions under this Part of this Act. . . ; or

(c)

with a view to the institution of, or otherwise for the purposes of, any legal proceedings pursuant to or arising out of this Part of this Act. . . (including proceedings before the Transport Tribunal);

and any person who discloses any information in contravention of this subsection shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F5level 4 on the standard scale.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words repealed by Transport Act 1982 (c. 49, SIF 126), Sch. 6
F2: Ss. 71(1)–(5)(7)(9)(10), 72–80, 87(2), 94(4)–(6) repealed by Transport Act 1980 (c. 34, SIF 126), Sch. 9 Pt. II
F3: Words repealed by Transport Act 1980 (c. 34, SIF 126), Sch. 9 Pt. II
F4: Words inserted by Transport Act 1982 (c. 49, SIF 126), Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 5
F5: Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G (as inserted by Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 54)

Modifications

C1: S. 87 amended by S.I. 1977/1462, reg. 11(1)