Licensing Section - key activities
The Commercial and Administration Teams of the Environment and Community Division deal with the issue of licences under the statutes listed below.
The key activities are:-
Providing advice to potential licensees and members of the public.
Reminding regular licence holders of the need to renew their licence/permit.
Receiving applications, processing payments and maintaining statutory registers.
Consulting with outside organisations, particularly the Police and Fire Authorities, and also with Environment & Community Services staff in the interests of public safety and prevention of nuisance.
Liaising with applicants over additional works required prior to the issue of any licence and ensuring that all policy pronouncements with regard to prior advertisement and the like are complied with.
Arranging for applications of whatever type which cannot be dealt with under the delegated powers to be considered by the Health and Housing Committee, including the preparation of appropriate reports.
Communicating the decision of the Health and Housing Committee to the applicants and ensuring that they are aware of any conditions imposed on the grant of licence or, alternatively, the reasons for any refusal.
Dealing with complaints received against unlicensed premises and breaches of licence conditions.
Ensuring that all complaints are investigated and where necessary enforcement procedures are put in place to bring prosecutions for failure to licence or breach of conditions imposed by a grant of a licence.
Principal Legislation
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
Theatres Act 1968
Cinemas Act 1985
Game Act 1831
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 1964
Animal Boarding Establishments Act 1963
Breeding of Dogs Act 1973
Pet Animals Act 1951
Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976
Riding Establishments Act 1964
Caravan Sites & Control of Development Act 1960
Lotteries & Amusements Act 1976
Gaming Act 1968
House to House Collections Act 1939
Police, Factories Etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916
Statutory (adoptive) Town Police Clause Act 1847 (as amended)
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
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