Finance Act 1967

4 In section 30, at the end there shall be added the following subsection—

“(5) The clerk aforesaid shall, within eight days after the conclusion of each licensing sessions, send to the Collector of Customs and Excise for any collection which, or any part of which, is situated in his licensing district a list of any persons who have been granted licences (otherwise than by way of renewal), and of any persons holding licences due for renewal which have not been renewed, at the sessions in respect of premises situated within that district, and that list shall be in the same form and contain the same particulars as the register and shall be signed by the clerk; and the clerk—

(a) shall on delivery of the list be entitled to' receive from the Collector a fee of eight shillings or, if the list contains more than twenty-five names, of eight shillings plus threepence for each name beyond twenty-five ; and

(b) if he fails to comply with this subsection shall be guilty of an offence and be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds;

but proceedings by virtue of paragraph (b) of this subsection shall be taken only with the authority of the Commissioners.”