PART 1Consumption of food and drink outdoors
Pavement licences
1Pavement licences
1
A person whose use or proposed use of any premises in England is or includes relevant use may apply to the appropriate local authority for a licence under this section (a “pavement licence”) in respect of those premises.
2
A pavement licence in respect of any premises is a licence for the licence-holder to put removable furniture on part of a relevant highway adjacent to the premises for either or both of the purposes in subsection (3).
3
The purposes are—
a
use of the furniture by the licence-holder to sell or serve food or drink supplied from, or in connection with relevant use of, the premises;
b
use of the furniture by other persons for the purpose of consuming food or drink supplied from, or in connection with relevant use of, the premises.
4
In this group of sections “relevant use”, in relation to premises, means either or both of the following—
a
use as a public house, wine bar or other drinking establishment;
b
other use for the sale of food or drink for consumption on or off the premises.
5
In this group of sections “relevant highway” means a highway—
a
to which Part 7A of the Highways Act 1980 applies, and
b
which is not over Crown land or maintained by Network Rail.
6
In subsection (1) “appropriate local authority” means the local authority in whose area the premises referred to in that subsection are situated.