SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13Ownership of licensed bodies

Part 5Enforcement

Records of decisions

Power to notify Board where share limit or voting limit breached

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This paragraph applies if the relevant licensing rules make the provision mentioned in paragraph 38(1)(a) or (b).

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The licensing authority may, if it considers it appropriate to do so in all the circumstances of the case, notify the Board where a non-authorised person acquires—

a

a shareholding in a licensed body or parent undertaking of a licensed body which exceeds the share limit, or

b

an entitlement to exercise, or control the exercise of, voting rights in a licensed body or parent undertaking of a licensed body which exceeds the voting limit.

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If the licensing authority proposes to make a notification under sub-paragraph (2), it must give the person and the licensed body a warning notice.

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The warning notice must—

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specify the reasons for the proposed notification, and

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state that representations may be made to the licensing authority within the prescribed period.

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The licensing authority must consider any representations made within the prescribed period.

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If the licensing authority notifies the Board under sub-paragraph (2), it must give the person concerned and the licensed body a copy of the notification and a notice stating the reasons for the notification.

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If the share limit or voting limit is breached in relation to a parent undertaking of a licensed body, references in sub-paragraphs (3) and (6) to the licensed body include the parent undertaking.