The Licensing Act 2003 (Applications of Potential Strategic Importance to Greater London etc and Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2026
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3 Potential strategic importance to Greater London
(1) For the purposes of section 17A(3) of the Act, “application of potential strategic importance to Greater London” means a relevant licence application which falls within any of the following— (a) the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band D or E; (b) the application proposes the use of the premises for any licensable activities after 11pm on any day and the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band B or C; (c) the maximum number of persons the applicant proposes should, during the times when the licence authorises licensable activities to take place on the premises, be allowed on the premises at the same time is more than 5,000; (d) the application is for a licence which is to have effect for a limited period of less than three months; (e) the application is for a licence which includes the provision of regulated entertainment in the form of the performance of live music and the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band B or C. (2) For the purposes of section 34A(3) of the Act, “application to vary of potential strategic importance to Greater London” means a relevant application which falls within any of the following— (a) the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band D or E; (b) the application proposes the use of the premises for any licensable activities after 11pm on any day and the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band B or C; (c) the maximum number of persons the applicant proposes should, during the times when the licence authorises licensable activities to take place on the premises, be allowed on the premises at the same time is more than 5,000; (d) the application is for a variation of a licence which is to have effect for a limited period of less than three months; (e) the application is for a variation of a licence which includes the provision of regulated entertainment in the form of the performance of live music and the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band B or C. (3) In this regulation, the “Fee Band” for a premises is the band determined for the premises under regulation 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005.
3 Potential strategic importance to Greater London
(1) For the purposes of section 17A(3) of the Act, “application of potential strategic importance to Greater London” means a relevant licence application which falls within any of the following— (a) the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band D or E; (b) the application proposes the use of the premises for any licensable activities after 11pm on any day and the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band B or C; (c) the maximum number of persons the applicant proposes should, during the times when the licence authorises licensable activities to take place on the premises, be allowed on the premises at the same time is more than 5,000; (d) the application is for a licence which is to have effect for a limited period of less than three months; (e) the application is for a licence which includes the provision of regulated entertainment in the form of the performance of live music and the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band B or C. (2) For the purposes of section 34A(3) of the Act, “application to vary of potential strategic importance to Greater London” means a relevant application which falls within any of the following— (a) the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band D or E; (b) the application proposes the use of the premises for any licensable activities after 11pm on any day and the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band B or C; (c) the maximum number of persons the applicant proposes should, during the times when the licence authorises licensable activities to take place on the premises, be allowed on the premises at the same time is more than 5,000; (d) the application is for a variation of a licence which is to have effect for a limited period of less than three months; (e) the application is for a variation of a licence which includes the provision of regulated entertainment in the form of the performance of live music and the Fee Band for the premises to which the application relates is Fee Band B or C. (3) In this regulation, the “Fee Band” for a premises is the band determined for the premises under regulation 3 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Licensing Act 2003 (Fees) Regulations 2005.
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