Commentary on Parts Part 3 – Premises Licences Section 36 – Application for review of premises licence
82.This section provides for Licensing Boards to review a premises licence on the application of any person. The grounds for such a review are set out in subsection (3). These are: breach of the licence conditions or any other ground relevant to one of the licensing objectives.
83.A Licensing Standards Officer can only apply for a review on the ground that there has been a breach of licence conditions if the Officer has issued a written warning about the breach.
84.Subsection (5) places a duty on persons applying for a review of a premises licence to set out the grounds that they feel merit the review.