COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS General Section 25 - Theft, loss, etc. of premises licence or summary
72.Subsection (1) provides that a premises licence holder may apply to the licensing authority for a copy of the premises licence if it has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. Subsection (3) provides that if the licensing authority is satisfied of the veracity of such an application, it must then issue a certified copy of the licence. Where a licence has been lost or stolen, there is an additional requirement that the licence holder must have reported this to the police. A fee may be prescribed for the issue of replacement documents. Subsection (5) provides that the provisions in the Act will apply to the issued copy of the premises licence as they applied to the original licence. This section applies in relation to the summary of the licence as it applies to the licence.