Licensing Act 1964 (repealed)

152 Transfer of canteen licences.E+W

(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 where the holder of a canteen licence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 ceases to be the manager of the canteen, the person for the time being in charge of the canteen may, during the period of fourteen days from the date on which the holder of [F2the licence] ceased to be the manager, sell intoxicating liquor in the canteen as if [F2the licence] had been transferred to him.

(2)A canteen licence may be transferred either by the licensing justices or by justices of the peace for the petty sessions area in which the canteen is situated.

(3)A licence transferred under this section by justices of the peace shall become void at the expiry of three months from the date on which the transfer takes effect, unless—

(a)within that period the transfer has been confirmed by the licensing justices, or a further transfer has been made under this section; or

(b)the transfer is to a person resuming the management of the canteen after an interval not exceeding four weeks.

(4)A transfer of a canteen licence and the confirmation of such a transfer shall not be refused except on the ground that the applicant is disqualified by this or any other Act for holding a justices’ licence or is in other respects not a fit and proper person to hold a canteen licence.

(5)An applicant for the transfer or confirmation of the transfer of a canteen licence shall give the notices required in that behalf by Schedule 12 to this Act.

(6)The power of justices of the peace to transfer a canteen licence shall be exercisable by the number of justices, and in the place, required by [F3the M1Magistrates’ Courts Act 1950] for the hearing of a complaint.

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