A licensing authority other than the Board must determine any application for a licence which is made to it.
The Board (acting in its capacity as a licensing authority) may determine an application for a licence which is made to it only if the applicant is entitled to make the application by virtue of a decision of the Board (acting otherwise than in its capacity as a licensing authority) under Schedule 12.
A licensing authority may not grant an application for a licence unless it is satisfied that if the licence is granted the applicant will comply with its licensing rules.
If the licensing authority grants an application for a licence, it must issue the licence as soon as reasonably practicable.
The licence has effect from the date on which it is issued.
References in this section to an application for a licence are to an application for a licence which is—