(1)An individual may apply—
(a)for the grant of a personal licence, or
(b)for the renewal of a personal licence held by him.
(2)An application for the grant of a personal licence—
(a)must, if the applicant is ordinarily resident in the area of a licensing authority, be made to that authority, and
(b)may, in any other case, be made to any licensing authority.
(3)An application for the renewal of a personal licence must be made to the relevant licensing authority.
(4)Where the application is for renewal of a personal licence, the application must be accompanied by the personal licence or, if that is not practicable, by a statement of the reasons for the failure to provide the licence.
(5)Subsection (1) is subject to regulations under section 133 (form etc. of applications and notices under this Part).
(6)An application for renewal may be made only during the period of two months beginning three months before the time the licence would expire in accordance with section 115(1) if no application for renewal were made.