Valid from 15/05/2017
58Powers of Licensing Standards OfficersS
(1)The 2005 Act is amended as follows.
(2)After section 84A insert—
“84BPower of Licensing Standards Officers to report conduct inconsistent with the licensing objectives
(1)If a Licensing Standards Officer considers that any personal licence holder who is or was working in licensed premises in the Officer's area has acted in a manner which is inconsistent with any of the licensing objectives, the Officer may report the matter to the relevant Licensing Board.
(2)Where a Licensing Board receives a report from a Licensing Standards Officer under subsection (1), the Board may hold a hearing.
(3)Subsections (6), (6A), (7), (7A) and (8) of section 84 and subsection (1)(b) of section 85 apply in relation to a hearing under subsection (2) of this section as they apply in relation to a hearing under subsection (3)(a) or (5) of section 84.
(4)In subsection (1), “relevant Licensing Board” has the meaning given in section 83(11).”.