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(e) in subsection (14), for ““interested party” and “responsible authority”

45have” substitute ““responsible authority” has”.

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(7) The amendments made by this section apply in relation to applications for

review that are made on or after the commencement of this section.

109 Club premises certificates: who may make relevant representations

(1) The Licensing Act 2003 is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (7).

(2) 5In section 69 (authorised persons, interested parties and responsible

authorities)—

(a) in the title, omit “, interested parties”,

(b) in subsection (1), omit ““interested party”,”, and

(c) omit subsection (3).

(3) 10In section 71(6) (application for club premises certificate)—

(a) in paragraph (a)(ii), for “interested parties” substitute “persons who

live, or are involved in a business, in the relevant licensing authority’s

area and who are”,

(b) after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa) 15require the relevant licensing authority to advertise the

application within the prescribed period—

(i) in the prescribed form, and

(ii) in a manner which is prescribed and is likely to

bring the application to the attention of the

20persons who are likely to be affected by it; and”,

and

(c) in paragraph (c), for “interested parties and responsible authorities”

substitute “responsible authorities and other persons”.

(4) In section 72(8) (determination of application for club premises certificate)—

(a) 25in paragraph (a), for “an interested party or responsible authority”

substitute “a responsible authority or other person”, and

(b) in paragraph (c), for “an interested party (who is not also a responsible

authority)” substitute “a person who is not a responsible authority”.

(5) In section 85(6) (determination of application to vary club premises

30certificate)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for “an interested party or responsible authority”

substitute “a responsible authority or other person”, and

(b) in paragraph (c), for “an interested party (who is not also a responsible

authority)” substitute “a person who is not a responsible authority”.

(6) 35In section 86B(2)(b)(ii) (determination of application for minor variation of club

premises certificate), for “an interested party” substitute “any other person”.

(7) In section 194 (index of defined expressions), omit the entry for the expression

“interested party, in Part 4”.

(8) In section 33 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (individual members of

40licensing authorities to be interested parties), omit subsection (2).

(9) The amendments made by this section apply in relation to applications relating

to club premises certificates that are made on or after the commencement of

this section.