Licensing Act 2003 – Regulation No 42 (2005) – Advertising
Applications for premises licences and variations, club premises certificates and variations, or for a provisional statement shall be advertised for a period of no less than 28 consecutive days starting on the day after the day on which the application was given to the relevant licensing authority, by displaying a notice which is:
- of a size equal or larger than A4
- of a pale blue colour
- printed legibly in black ink or typed in black in a font of a size equal to or larger than 16
The notice shall be displayed prominently at or on the premises to which the application relates where it can be conveniently read from the exterior of the premises. Where the premises covers an area of more than fifty square metres, will display further notices in the same format every fifty metres along the external perimeter of the premises abutting any highway; and by publishing a notice
- in a local newspaper, circulating in the vicinity of the premises
(preferably the Evening Herald) - on at least one occasion during the period of ten working days starting on the day after the day on which the application was given to the relevant licensing authority
Where the application is for a premises licence or club premises certificate, the notice shall contain a statement of the relevant licensable activities or relevant qualifying club activities it is proposed will be carried on or from the premises.
Where the application is for a provisional statement, the notices;
- shall state the representations are restricted after the issue of a provisional statement
- where known, may state the relevant licensable activities which it is proposed will be carried on or from the premises.
Applications to vary a premises licence or club premises certificate shall briefly describe on the notice the proposed variation and state
- the name of the applicant or club
- the postal address of the premises, or if there is no postal address for the premises a description of those premises sufficient to enable the location and extent of the premises to be identified
- the postal address and, where applicable, the worldwide web address where the register of the relevant licensing authority is kept and where and when the record of the application may be inspected
- the date by which an interested party or responsible authority may make representations to the relevant licensing authority
- that the representations shall be in writing
- that it is an offence knowingly or recklessly to make a false statement in connection with an application the maximum fine on summary conviction being £5,000