The Licensing Act 2003 (Premises licences and club premises certificates) (Amendment) (Electronic Applications etc) Regulations 2009

Notice to responsible authority

8.—(1) For regulation 27 substitute—

“Notice to responsible authority: applications made by means of relevant facility

27.— (1) Where—

(a) an application to which this regulation applies is made by means of a relevant electronic facility, and

(b) any plan or document required to accompany the application is given by means of that facility,

the relevant licensing authority must, no later than the first working day after the application was given to the authority, give notice of the application to each responsible authority by giving each authority a copy of the application together with any accompanying plan or document.

(2) This regulation applies to an application for—

(a) a premises licence under section 17;

(b) a provisional statement under section 29;

(c) variation of a premises licence under section 34;

(d) minor variation of a premises licence under section 41A

(e) a club premises certificate under section 71;

(f) variation of a club premises certificate under section 84;

(g) minor variation of a club premises certificate under section 86A.”.

(2) After regulation 27 insert—

“Notice to responsible authority: other cases

27A.   In the case of—

(a) an application of a kind referred to in regulation 27(2) made otherwise than as described in regulation 27(1), or

(b) an application for a review under section 51 or section 87,

the person making the application must give notice of the application to each responsible authority by giving each authority a copy of the application together with its accompanying plan, document or other information on the same day as the day on which the application is given to the relevant licensing authority.”.