Licensing and gambling

Licensing

Licensing Act 2003

The 24th November 2005 saw the introduction of the Licensing Act 2003 which replaced the Licensing Act 1964 in its entirety and handed over the administration from the Magistrates Courts to Local Authorities.

The Licensing Act 2003 requires that Licensing Authorities publish a statement of licensing policy which must be kept under review, and in any event to fully review the policy every three years. Following public consultation, the new Licensing Policy was approved on the 13 July 2008 and it is available to download.

Licensing Policy 2010

Gambling Act 2005

In September 2007, a new Gambling Act 2005 came into force and replaced the previous legislation .

The Gambling Act 2005 also requires Licensing Authorities to publish a Gambling Policy. This policy is available to download. Gambling Policy

The Licensing Team can be contacted at the following address.

Licensing Team

Canterbury City Council

Military Road

Canterbury

CT1 1YW

Please ring 01227 862 484

In both the Licensing Act 2003 and the Gambling Act 2005 the Licensing Authorities are a department of the CIty, District or Borough Councils. In this case it is Canterbury City Council.

Licensing Act 2003

Applications

Under the Licensing Act 2003 you can apply for:

Further information and advice is available from the DCMS website, but if you need advice of a legal nature we would suggest you contact a specialist solicitor.

Licensing register

Making objections

Once the council receives a valid application you have 28 days in which to lodge an objection. All objections must be made in writing by post, E-Mail or fax . They should be sent to:

Post: Licensing Team, Canterbury City Council, Military Road, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1YW, E-mail: licensing@canterbury.gov.uk, 01227 478612

Further guidance on making objections

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Requesting a Review

Under the Licensing Act 2003, Interested Parties (residents or people involved in businesses in the vicinity of a premises) and Responsible Authorities (such as the police or fire authority) can ask the city council as Licensing Authority to Review a premises licence.

A Review can relate to any, some or all of the licensable activities of a premises, including selling alcohol, providing live music, late night refreshment and dancing.