(1)The following persons shall be entitled at any reasonable time to inspect the register of licences for a licensing district on payment of the fee chargeable, that is to say—
(a)any person rated in respect of a hereditament in the district;
(b)any owner of licensed premises situated in the district;
(c)any holder of a justices’ licence granted in the district.
(2)Any constable or any officer of Customs and Excise shall, without payment, be entitled at any reasonable time to inspect the register of licences.
(3)If the clerk to the licensing justices or any other person refuses inspection of the register of licences under this section or obstructs any person attempting to inspect the register under this section or receives or demands any unauthorised charge for permitting the register to be inspected under this section, he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding [F1level 1 on the standard scale].
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46