Reinstatement of premises licence following death etc. of licence holder2.

(1)

In section 47 of the Licensing Act 20033 (“the Act”)—

(a)

in subsections (2) and (7)(a) for “seven day” substitute “28 day”;

(b)

in subsection (10)—

(i)

for the definition of “initial seven day period” substitute—

““initial 28 day period”, in relation to a licence which lapses as mentioned in subsection (1), means the period of 28 days beginning with the day after the day the licence lapses;”;

(ii)

in paragraph (a) of the definition of “interim authority period” for “two months” substitute “three months”.

(2)

In section 48 of the Act—

(a)

in subsection (1)(b) for “seven day” substitute “28 day”;

(b)

in subsection (2) for “no later than 48 hours after” substitute “before the end of the second working day following the day on which”.

(3)

In section 50(3)(a) of the Act, for “seven days” substitute “28 days”.