Licensing Act 2003

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11(1)This paragraph applies where—E+W

(a)within such period (of not less than six months) as may be specified, the holder of a justices' licence for any premises applies, in accordance with Part 3 of this Act, for the grant of a premises licence in respect of those premises, and

(b)the licence, if granted in the form applied for, would authorise the sale by retail of alcohol.

(2)In determining the application for the premises licence under section 18, the relevant licensing authority may not, by virtue of subsection (3)(b) of that section, grant the licence subject to conditions which prevent the sale of alcohol on the premises during the permitted hours.

(3)But sub-paragraph (2) does not apply where—

(a)there has been a material change in circumstances since the relevant time, and

(b)the relevant representations made in respect of the application include representations made by the chief officer of police for the police area (or any police area) in which the premises are situated advocating that, for the purposes of promoting the crime prevention objective, the premises licence ought to authorise the sale of alcohol during more restricted hours than the permitted hours.

(4)In this paragraph—

  • “permitted hours” means the permitted hours during which the holder of the justices' licence is permitted to sell alcohol on the premises under Part 3 of the 1964 Act;

  • “relevant representations” has the meaning given in section 18(6); and

  • “relevant time” means the time when the justices' licence was granted or, if it has been renewed, the last time it was renewed.

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