Part 1Interpretation of Key Concepts

Principal concepts

2Licensing authorities

(1)

For the purposes of this Act the following are licensing authorities—

(a)

in relation to England—

(i)

a district council,

(ii)

a county council for a county in which there are no district councils,

(iii)

a London borough council,

(iv)

the Common Council of the City of London, and

(v)

the Council of the Isles of Scilly,

(b)

in relation to Wales—

(i)

a county council, and

(ii)

a county borough council, and

(c)

in relation to Scotland, a licensing board constituted under section 1 of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 66).

(2)

For the purposes of Schedule 13, the Sub-Treasurer of the Inner Temple and the Under-Treasurer of the Middle Temple are licensing authorities.