Clause 71 - Application for club premises certificate
Licensing Bill [Lords]
4:45 pm
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
I hear what the Minister says, but he said earlier that the Government are not too fussed about who the secretary is and that he or she should merely be a nominated person and need not be an officer or even elected by the club members. We think that that is unsatisfactory, but the Minister is now insisting that
the club provides a copy of its rules. There seems to be no consistency in ensuring that everything that the licensing authority needs to makes its decision is tied down. I would have greater faith in what the Minister is saying in relation to the need for the club rules to be handed in if he had been stronger on the need for the secretary to be elected, to be an officer of the club and to be on the committee. The secretary holds great power and under the Bill has considerable responsibilities. However, in the light of the Minister's response, I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Further consideration adjourned.—[Mr. Kemp.]
Adjourned accordingly at three minutes to Five o'clock till Tuesday 6 May at half-past Four o'clock.