Transfer of licenceE+W+S
58(1)An application for the transfer of a licence under this Act from one person to another may be made at any time, and shall be made to the [F1proper officer of] the licensing authority in such form and manner as may be prescribed and shall be accompanied by a copy of the certificate of consent issued by the Board for the purposes of that application.E+W+S
(2)Not later than seven days after the date on which the application is made, the applicant shall send a copy of the application—
(a)to the Board;
(b)to the appropriate officer of police;
(c)to the appropriate local authority; and
(d)to the appropriate collector of duty.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 2 para. 58(1) substituted (1.4.2001) by 1999 c. 22, s. 90(1), Sch. 13 para. 58(12) (with s. 107, Sch. 14 para. 7(2)); S.I. 2001/916, art. 2(a)(ii)
59E+W+S[F2Paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Schedule] shall have effect in relation to any such application as they have effect in relation to an application for the grant of a licence under this Act . . . F3.
Textual Amendments
F2Words substituted by Gaming (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 22, SIF 12:1), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 6(3)(a)
F3Words repealed by Gaming (Amendment) Act 1982 (c. 22, SIF 12:1), s. 1, Sch. 1 para. 6(3)(b)
60E+W+SOn an application for the transfer of a licence under this Act the licensing authority shall not refuse to transfer the licence except on the grounds—
(a)that the person to whom the licence is proposed to be transferred is not a fit and proper person to be the holder of a licence under this Act;
(b)that, if the licence were transferred to that person, the club specified in the licence would be managed by, or carried on for the benefit of, a person (other than the proposed transferee) who would himself be refused the grant of a licence under this Act on the grounds that he is not a fit and proper person to be the holder of such a licence; or
(c)that any duty payable by the proposed transferee under section 13 . . . F4 of the M1Finance Act 1966 [F5or section 2 of or Schedule 1 to the M2Finance Act 1970][F6or section 13 of or Schedule 2 to the M3Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1972 [F7or section 14 of or Schedule 2 to the Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981]][F8or any bingo duty [F9or gaming duty] payable by him . . . F10] remains unpaid.
Textual Amendments
F4Words repealed by Finance Act 1969 (c. 32), Sch. 21 Pt. I
F5Words inserted by Finance Act 1970 (c. 24), Sch. 1 Pt. II para. 16(2)
F6Words inserted by Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1972 (c. 25), s. 29(1), Sch. 5 para. 5
F7Words inserted by Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (c. 63, SIF 12:2), s. 34(1), Sch. 5 para. 2
F8Words inserted by Finance Act 1969 (c. 32), Sch. 9 para. 22(2)
F9Words in Sch. 2 para. 60(c) inserted (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, ss. 13(2), 15, Sch. 2 Pt. II para. 5(4)
F10Words repealed by Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1972 (c. 25), Sch. 7
Marginal Citations
61E+W+SParagraphs 29 to 34 of this Schedule (with the omission of paragraphs 31(1)(b) and 34(1)(b)) shall have effect in relation to the transfer of licences under this Act as they have effect in relation to the grant or renewal of such licences.