SCHEDULE 2Amendment of the Pubs Code etc. Regulations 2016

Insertion of regulation 45A (notification of transfers where extended protection applies)

16.

After regulation 45 insert—

“Pub-owning business to notify Adjudicator of circumstances giving rise to extended protection45A.

(1)

This regulation applies where a pub-owning business intends to transfer the title of a tied pub to a person (the “transferee”) in circumstances which will give rise to or continue the tied pub tenant having extended protection in relation to the tied pub.

(2)

Before the transfer of title, the pub-owning business must provide to the Adjudicator—

(a)

the name and address of the transferee;

(b)

where the transferee is a UK-registered company, the company registration number of the transferee; and

(c)

the anticipated completion date for the transfer.

(3)

In paragraph (2), “company registration number” has the same meaning as “registered number” in section 1066 of the Companies Act 20063.”.