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Licensing Act 2003

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178 Right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters

(1) This section applies where— (a) a person with a property interest in any premises situated in the area of a licensing authority gives notice of his interest to that authority, and (b) the notice is in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee. (2) The notice has effect for a period of 12 months beginning with the day it is received by the licensing authority. (3) If a change relating to the premises to which the notice relates is made to the register at a time when the notice has effect, the licensing authority must forthwith notify the person who gave the notice— (a) of the application, notice or other matter to which the change relates, and (b) of his right under section 8 to request a copy of the information contained in any entry in the register. (4) For the purposes of this section a person has a property interest in premises if— (a) he has a legal interest in the premises as freeholder or leaseholder, (b) he is a legal mortgagee (within the meaning of the Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20)) in respect of the premises, (c) he is in occupation of the premises, or (d) he has a prescribed interest in the premises. (5) In this section— (a) a reference to premises situated in the area of a licensing authority includes a reference to premises partly so situated, and (b) “register” means the register kept under section 8 by the licensing authority mentioned in subsection (1)(a).

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178 Right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters

(1) This section applies where— (a) a person with a property interest in any premises situated in the area of a licensing authority gives notice of his interest to that authority, and (b) the notice is in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee. (2) The notice has effect for a period of 12 months beginning with the day it is received by the licensing authority. (3) If a change relating to the premises to which the notice relates is made to the register at a time when the notice has effect, the licensing authority must forthwith notify the person who gave the notice— (a) of the application, notice or other matter to which the change relates, and (b) of his right under section 8 to request a copy of the information contained in any entry in the register. (4) For the purposes of this section a person has a property interest in premises if— (a) he has a legal interest in the premises as freeholder or leaseholder, (b) he is a legal mortgagee (within the meaning of the Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20)) in respect of the premises, (c) he is in occupation of the premises, or (d) he has a prescribed interest in the premises. (5) In this section— (a) a reference to premises situated in the area of a licensing authority includes a reference to premises partly so situated, and (b) “register” means the register kept under section 8 by the licensing authority mentioned in subsection (1)(a).

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