Clause 49 - Supplementary provision about interim authority notices
Licensing Bill [Lords]
9:30 am
Dr Kim Howells (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport; Pontypridd, Labour)
That is a good point, and I assure the Committee that for the vast majority of premises, such requests are not likely to be frequent. As the hon. Gentleman says, in many instances the licensing authority will already have the licence, or the appropriate part of it, when an update needs to be made. For instance, an application for the variation of the designated premises supervisor must be accompanied by the licence or the appropriate part of it, and no additional request will be needed. When those requests are made, the Bill allows 14 days for compliance before any offence is committed. That seems reasonable to me, so I ask the hon. Gentleman to withdraw the amendment.