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(1)The holder of a premises licence—
(a)shall pay a first annual fee to the licensing authority within such period after the issue of the licence as may be prescribed, and
(b)shall pay an annual fee to the licensing authority before each anniversary of the issue of the licence.
(2)In this section “annual fee” means a fee of such amount as may be prescribed; and “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made—
(a)in relation to premises licences issued by authorities in England and Wales, by the Secretary of State, and
(b)in relation to premises licences issued by authorities in Scotland, by the Scottish Ministers.
(3)Regulations prescribing the annual fee may, in particular, make different provision for—
(a)licences authorising different classes of activity, or
(b)different circumstances.
(4)The Secretary of State may by regulations—
(a)require a licensing authority to refund a prescribed part of an annual fee paid under this section where a premises licence ceases to have effect otherwise than on or immediately before an anniversary of its issue,
(b)require a licensing authority to refund a prescribed part of an annual fee paid under this section if a premises licence is altered under section 186, 187, 188 or 202 and the annual fee for the licence as altered is less than the annual fee for the licence before alteration, and
(c)require a licensee to pay an additional amount by way of annual fee if a premises licence is altered under section 186, 187, 188 or 202 and the annual fee for the licence as altered is more than the annual fee for the licence before alteration.
(5)In relation to premises licences issued by authorities in Scotland, subsection (4) shall have effect as if the reference to the Secretary of State were a reference to the Scottish Ministers.
(6)Subsection (1)(b) does not apply in relation to an anniversary of the issue of a licence on or immediately before which the licence expires in accordance with regulations under section 191(1).
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