Licensing Act 1964 (repealed)

[F1 196A Extension to certain proceedings under this Act of section 97 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980. E+W

(1) For the purposes of section 97 of the M1 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 (procuring the attendance of witnesses etc. at the hearing of a complaint) the following proceedings shall be treated as the hearing of a complaint—

(a) proceedings on an application—

(i) for the grant of a justices’ licence;

(ii) for the revocation of a justices’ licence or canteen licence; F2 . . .

(iii) for the making, variation or revocation of a restriction order; and [F3 or

F4 (iv) for the grant or revocation of a children’s certificate;]. . .

(b) proceedings in connection with the exercise by licensing justices of the power to revoke a justices’ licence [F5 , canteen licence or children’s certificate] or canteen licence of their own motion. [F6 ; and

(c) proceedings under section 179E of this Act.]

(2) Licensing justices before whom any such proceedings as are mentioned in subsection (1) above take place shall be treated for the purposes of section 97 of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 as a magistrates’ court for the [F7 local justice area] constituting the licensing district.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 196A inserted by Licensing Act 1988 (c. 17, SIF 68A:1), s. 19, Sch. 3 para. 19

F2 Word in s. 196A(1)(a)(ii) repealed (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 40, s. 81, Sch. 17; S.I. 1994/3188, art. 3

F3 Word in s. 196A(1)(a)(iii) inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 40, s. 39, Sch. 11 para. 1(3)(a); S.I. 1994/3188, art. 3

F4 S. 196A(1)(a)(iv) inserted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 40, s. 39, Sch. 11 para. 1(3)(a); S.I. 1994/3188, art. 3

F5 Words in s. 196A(1)(b) substituted (3.1.1995) by 1994 c. 40, s. 39, Sch. 11 para. 1(3)(b); S.I. 1994/3188, art. 3

F6 S. 196A(1)(c) and the preceding word “and” inserted (1.12.2001) by 2001 c. 16, s. 18(3)(b); S.I. 2001/3736, art. 2

F7 Words in s. 196A(2) substituted (1.4.2005) by The Courts Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/886), art. 1, Sch. para. 28

Marginal Citations

M1 1980 c.43(83).