Public Entertainments Act 1958 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Public Entertainment Licences
13. Refusal of licence
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The appropriate Licensing Officer may refuse to issue or renew any licence.
appropriate Licensing Officer
“appropriate Licensing Officer” means —(a)in the case of an arts entertainment provided or to be provided, solely or in combination with one or more forms of arts entertainment only, in any place other than a specified establishment — the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer; and(b)in any other case — the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer;
The appropriate Licensing Officer must, before refusing to renew a licence, give the licensee —
licence
“licence” means a public entertainment licence issued or renewed under this Act;
written notice of the intention to do so; and
an opportunity to submit reasons, within the period specified in the notice, as to why the application to renew the licence should not be refused.
The appropriate Licensing Officer must, if so required by the applicant or the licensee (as the case may be), provide the applicant or the licensee within 7 days of being so required with the grounds of such refusal in writing.