30  Variation of Licences

30.1  Applications to vary a Premises Licence will be dealt with in a similar manner to applications for a new Premises Licence.  When the Licensing Authority receives an application for a variation of a Premises Licence, it must determine whether the application has been properly made.  Among other things the Licensing Authority will consider whether the application has been properly advertised.

30.2  Where an application has been lawfully made and provided that no relevant representation has been made by any responsible authority or interested party, then no hearing will be required and the application will be granted in the terms sought, subject only to conditions which are consistent with the Operating Schedule and any mandatory conditions required.

30.3  The Licensing Authority must consider whether any representations received are relevant.  If relevant representations are made and not withdrawn, the Licensing Authority will hold a hearing, and at that hearing the Licensing Authority may:

a)  modify the conditions of the Licence; or

b)  reject the whole, or part of the application.

30.4  If the Licensing Authority considers that the representations are not relevant then a hearing will not be required and the application will be granted.  The aggrieved Interested Party may challenge the Licensing Authority’s decision by way of judicial review.

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