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Licensing Act 2003, Cross Heading: Police objections is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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25(1)Sub-paragraph (2) applies where—E+W

(a)the applicant has been convicted of any relevant offences or foreign offences on or after the relevant date, and

(b)having regard to—

(i)any conviction of the applicant for a relevant offence, and

(ii)any conviction of his for a foreign offence which the chief officer of police considers to be comparable to a relevant offence,

whether occurring before or after the relevant date, the chief officer of police is satisfied that the exceptional circumstances of the case are such that granting the application would undermine the crime prevention objective.

(2)The chief officer of police must give a notice stating the reasons why he is so satisfied (an “objection notice”)—

(a)to the relevant licensing authority, and

(b)to the applicant.

(3)The objection notice must be given no later than 28 days after the day on which the chief officer of police receives a copy of the application in accordance with paragraph 23(1)(c).

(4)For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)“relevant offence” and “foreign offence” have the meaning given in section 113, and

(b)section 114 (spent convictions) applies for the purposes of this paragraph as it applies for the purposes of section 120.

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