PART 1REGULATION OF PRIVATE RENTED HOUSING
Licensing
21Determination of application
(1)
Where a licensing authority is satisfied that the applicant meets the requirements set out in section 19, it must grant a licence to the applicant.
(2)
After granting the licence the licensing authority must—
(a)
assign a licence number to the licence holder;
(b)
record the licence number in the licence;
(c)
record the date the licence was granted in the licence;
(d)
give the licence to the licence holder.
(3)
Where a licensing authority refuses an application, it must notify the applicant—
(a)
that the application has been refused and the reasons why;
(b)
of the applicant's right to appeal (see section 27).
(4)
An application must be determined by the licensing authority within a prescribed period.