Section 205: Effect

Gambling Act 2005 · 2005 c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 8: Premises Licences

This section applies where—

a licensing authority issue a provisional statement in respect of premises, and
an application is made under section 159 for a premises licence in respect of the premises.

The licensing authority shall disregard any representations made in relation to the application for the premises licence unless they think that the representations—

address matters that could not have been addressed in representations in relation to the application for the provisional statement, or
reflect a change in the applicant's circumstances.

The licensing authority may refuse the application, or grant it on terms or conditions not included in the provisional statement, only by reference to matters which—

the authority have considered in reliance on subsection (2)(a), or
in the authority's opinion reflect a change in the applicant's circumstances.

But subsections (2) and (3) do not apply in the case of a provisional statement issued in response to an application under section 204(1)(a) or (b) if the licensing authority think that the premises have been constructed or altered otherwise than in accordance with the plans and information included with the application for the provisional statement in accordance with section 204(3).

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