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Part 2Licences and certificates
Licences: how to get licensed

11Refusal to issue licence

  1. If a Licensing Authority declines an application, he or she must immediately notify the applicant in writing, and give reasons for the refusal.

Notes
  • Section 11: amended, on , by section 304 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).