Licensing Act 1964 (repealed)

Part I E+W Licensing Committees

1 E+W A licensing committee shall be appointed in the month of October, November or December for the year beginning with the following 1st January.

2 E+W A licensing committee shall consist of such number of members as the justices appointing the committee may determine, not being less than five nor more than [F1 twenty or such larger number as is for the time being authorised under para. 2A below.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words substituted by Licensing Act 1988 (c. 17, SIF 68A:1), s. 14(3)(a)

[F2 2A E+W The Secretary of State may direct that such number greater than twenty as is specified in the direction shall be the maximum number of members of licensing committees and a direction under this paragraph may apply to the committees for licensing districts specified in the direction and, where it does so apply, may specify different numbers for the committees for different districts.]

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 1 para. 2A inserted by Licensing Act 1988 (c. 17, SIF 68A:1), s. 14(3)(6)

3 E+W A casual vacancy arising in a licensing committee from death, resignation or otherwise may be filled by the justices by whom the committee is appointed.

4 E+W The quorum of a licensing committee shall be three.

5 E+W The members of the committee retiring at the end of a year may be re-appointed; and, if members are not appointed in any year to succeed the retiring members, the retiring members may continue to act until their successors are appointed.

6 E+W Notwithstanding anything in section 2(2) of this Act, where, in the case of any licensing district other than a borough having a separate commission of the peace, the total number of justices acting for the petty sessions area forming the district (excluding any who are disqualified under subsections (1) to (3) of section 193 of this Act) is less than ten, the committee for that district may, if the justices so determine, consist of all of them.