The Gambling Act 2005 (Premises Licences and Provisional Statements) Regulations 2007

Failure properly to publish notice of an application

14.—(1) This regulation applies where a person, who publishes notice of his application under sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (6) of regulation 12, fails to publish a proper notice of his application within the period provided for under the relevant sub-paragraph.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), a person fails to publish a proper notice of his application if the published notice does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations as to the form or manner in which it is to be published.

(3) The applicant must publish notice of the application in a form and manner which complies with the requirements of these Regulations (other than as to the timing of the publication) as soon as practicable after the end of the period referred to in paragraph (1).

(4) In a case to which this regulation applies an interested party must make any representations under section 161 within the period of 28 days beginning on the day on which the notice referred to in paragraph (3) is published.

(5) The licensing authority may not grant the application until—

(a) notice has been published by the applicant in accordance with paragraph (3); and

(b) the period referred to in paragraph (4) has elapsed,

and if it purports to do so any licence issued by the authority shall be of no effect.

(6) Subject to paragraph (5), the licensing authority may disregard any irregularity in relation to the publication of the notice under sub-paragraph (a) or (b) of paragraph (6) of regulation 12.