Applications for the renewal of licences
15.—(1) An application for the renewal of a licence shall be made to a court of summary jurisdiction except where the licence is renewed by the clerk of petty sessions under this Article.
(2) The procedure for applications for the renewal of licences is set out in Part I of Schedule 4.
(3) Subject to paragraph (4), where notice of an application for the renewal of a licence otherwise than under Article 17 or 25 has been served upon the clerk of petty sessions, he may renew the licence as if the application had been made to him and may do so in the absence of the applicant.
(4) Where—
(a)a notice of objection has been served on the clerk and has not been withdrawn, or
(b)the licensed premises have been altered since the last previous renewal of the licence (or, where the renewal applied for is the first renewal of the licence, since the licence was granted), or
(c)the application for renewal is in respect of premises of a kind mentioned in Article 6(1)(a) for which the applicant has also applied to the court for—
(i)a direction specifying that on Sundays there shall be no permitted hours on the premises, or
(ii)the cancellation of such a direction, or
(d)the application for renewal is made by virtue of Article 19 or with respect to a licence to which Article 82(4) or Article 85(3) applies, or
(e)an application is to be made, or an order is in force, under Article 34, Article 49 or Article 50, or
(f)the application for renewal is in respect of licensed premises for which the applicant has also applied to the court for the variation of a direction specifying the number of gaming machines which may be made available on the licensed premises or, where such a direction has not been given in respect of the licensed premises, for which the sub-divisional commander of the police sub-division in which the licensed premises are situated has applied for such a direction, or
(g)the clerk is of the opinion, for any other reason, that an application for the renewal of the licence should be made to the court,
the clerk shall require the application to be made to the court and shall notify the applicant and the objectors, if any, of the requirement and of the time and place of the hearing.
(5) Where a licence is renewed, the clerk shall note the renewal on the licence.