4 Amendment etc. of certificates.E+W+S
(1)The local authority may, in any case in which it appears appropriate to them to do so—
(a)amend a safety certificate by notice in writing to its holder; or
(b)replace a safety certificate.
(2)A safety certificate may be amended or replaced either on the application of the holder or without such an application.
(3)Section 2 above shall apply on the amendment or replacement of a safety certificate.
(4)A notice under subsection (1)(a) above amending a general safety certificate shall specify the date on which the amendment to which it relates is to come into operation, and the date so specified may be a date later than the date of issue of the notice.
(5)If the local authority receive an application for the transfer of a safety certificate from the holder to some other person, it shall be their duty to determine whether that person is a qualified person; and if they so determine, they may transfer the certificate to him.
(6)An application under subsection (5) above may be made either by the holder of a safety certificate or by a person to whom it is proposed that it should be transferred.
(7)The local authority shall send a copy of an application for the transfer of a safety certificate for a [F1sports ground] to the chief officer of police and [F2where the local authority is in Greater London or a metropolitan county, the fire authority or, in any other case,] the building authority for the area in which it is situated.
(8)The local authority shall consult the chief officer of police and [F2where the local authority is in Greater London or a metropolitan county, the fire authority or, in any other case,] the building authority about any proposal to amend, replace or transfer a safety certificate.
(9)The holder of a safety certificate may surrender it to the local authority, and it shall thereupon cease to have effect.
(10)The local authority may cancel a safety certificate if the holder dies or (if a body corporate) is dissolved.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987 (c. 27, SIF 45A), s. 19(1), Sch. 2
F2Words inserted by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), d. 16, Sch. 8 para. 7(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 4(8) excluded (E.W.)(3.6.1991) by Football Spectators Act 1989 (c. 37, SIF 45A), s. 13(4)