COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS General Section 50 – Reinstatement of licence on transfer following death etc of holder
102.Where a premises licence lapses under section 27 (death, incapacity or insolvency of the holder etc.) or by its surrender, but no interim authority notice has effect (as defined by subsection (2)), a person who may apply for the grant of a premises licence under section 16(1) may apply within seven days of the lapse for the transfer of the licence to him. This will cause the licence to be reinstated from the point at which the transfer application is received by the licensing authority. Subsection (3) provides that a reinstatement will only occur if the transfer application is one which is to have immediate effect under section 43. If the application is rejected or withdrawn, however, the licence lapses again.