Part 2Licensing authorities

Functions of licensing authorities etc.

8Requirement to keep a register

1

Each licensing authority must keep a register containing—

a

a record of each premises licence, club premises certificate and personal licence issued by it,

b

a record of each temporary event notice received by it,

c

the matters mentioned in Schedule 3, and

d

such other information as may be prescribed.

2

Regulations may require a register kept under this section to be in a prescribed form and kept in a prescribed manner.

3

Each licensing authority must provide facilities for making the information contained in the entries in its register available for inspection (in a legible form) by any person during office hours and without payment.

4

If requested to do so by any person, a licensing authority must supply him with a copy of the information contained in any entry in its register in legible form.

5

A licensing authority may charge such reasonable fee as it may determine in respect of any copy supplied under subsection (4).

6

The Secretary of State may arrange for the duties conferred on licensing authorities by this section to be discharged by means of one or more central registers kept by a person appointed pursuant to the arrangements.

7

The Secretary of State may require licensing authorities to participate in and contribute towards the cost of any arrangements made under subsection (6).