SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 11Licensing rules
Part 1Licensing procedure
Determination of applications
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1
Licensing rules must make the following provision about the determination of applications for licences.
2
Before the end of the decision period the licensing authority must—
a
decide the application,
b
notify the applicant of its decision, and
c
if it decides to refuse the application, set out in the notice the reasons for the refusal.
3
The decision period is the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which the application is made to the licensing authority in accordance with its licensing rules.
4
The licensing authority may, on one or more occasions, give the applicant a notice (an “extension notice”) extending the decision period by a period specified in the notice.
5
But—
a
an extension notice may only be given before the time when the decision period would end, but for the extension notice, and
b
the total decision period must not exceed 9 months.
6
An extension notice must set out the reasons for the extension.