Licensing Act 2003

77Grant or rejection of application for club premises certificate

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(1)Where an application is granted under section 72, the relevant licensing authority must forthwith—

(a)give a notice to that effect to—

(i)the applicant,

(ii)any person who made relevant representations in respect of the application, and

(iii)the chief officer of police for the police area (or each police area) in which the premises are situated, and

(b)issue the club with the club premises certificate and a summary of it.

(2)Where relevant representations were made in respect of the application, the notice under subsection (1)(a) must specify the authority’s reasons for its decision as to the steps (if any) to take under section 72(3)(b).

(3)Where an application is rejected under section 72, the relevant licensing authority must forthwith give a notice to that effect, stating its reasons for that decision, to—

(a)the applicant,

(b)any person who made relevant representations in respect of the application, and

(c)the chief officer of police for the police area (or each police area) in which the premises are situated.

(4)In this section “relevant representations” has the meaning given in section 72(6).