Further provisions concerning refusals, variations and revocations
18.—(1) Where a licensing authority proposes to —
(a)refuse an application for a licence or registration;
(b)vary a licence without the agreement of the licensee; or
(c)revoke a licence or registration,
it shall, before taking any such action, notify the applicant, licensee or registered person, as the case may be, of its proposed course of action and afford him the opportunity of making representations to the licensing authority about it, within a period of 28 days from the date of the notification.
(2) Representations made for the purpose of paragraph (1) may be made in writing, or both in writing and orally.
(3) Where the licensing authority decides to —
(a)refuse an application for a licence or registration;
(b)vary a licence without the agreement of the licensee; or
(c)revoke a licence or registration,
it shall provide in writing to the applicant, licensee or registered person, as the case may be, the reasons for its decision.
(4) Where the licensing authority varies a licence without the agreement of the licensee or revokes a licence or registration, that variation or revocation shall take effect from a date to be determined by the licensing authority which shall be a date after the 28 day period referred to in paragraph (1).