Clause 97 - The relevant licensing authority
Licensing Bill [Lords]
9:15 am
Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire, Conservative)
I am still not convinced that the Minister has answered my question. Let me go through the various stages as I see them, for my own clarification. Under the clause, if premises straddle two authorities, notices will be given to each of them; I accept that that is a fairly mundane and simple thing to do. Some time afterwards, those authorities will return the second of the two notices—the notices have to be sent in duplicate—to the applicant, who must then send a copy to the police forces in each of the two areas. Objections can then be raised, which go back to the licensing authority, which must hold a hearing and issue a counter notice. Will both police forces object or will they liaise? Will two hearings be held in two licensing areas? It is not clear how things would pan out.