Gambling Act 2005

Other relevant persons

157Responsible authorities

For the purposes of this Part the following are responsible authorities in relation to premises—

(a)a licensing authority in England and Wales in whose area the premises are wholly or partly situated,

(b)the Commission,

(c)either—

(i)in England and Wales, the chief officer of police for a police area in which the premises are wholly or partly situated, or

(ii)in Scotland, the chief constable of the police force maintained for a police area in which the premises are wholly or partly situated,

(d)the fire and rescue authority for an area in which the premises are wholly or partly situated,

(e)either—

(i)in England and Wales, the local planning authority, in accordance with Part I of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8), for an area in which the premises are wholly or partly situated, or

(ii)in Scotland, the planning authority, in accordance with Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8), for an area in which the premises are wholly or partly situated,

(f)the council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39) for an area in which the premises are wholly or partly situated,

(g)an authority which has functions by virtue of an enactment in respect of minimising or preventing the risk of pollution of the environment or of harm to human health in an area in which the premises are wholly or partly situated,

(h)a body which is designated in writing for the purposes of this paragraph, by the licensing authority for an area in which the premises are wholly or partly situated, as competent to advise the authority about the protection of children from harm,

(i)Her Majesty’s Commissioners of Customs and Excise, and

(j)any other person prescribed for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

158Interested party

For the purposes of this Part a person is an interested party in relation to a premises licence or in relation to an application for or in respect of a premises licence if, in the opinion of the licensing authority which issues the licence or to which the application is made, the person—

(a)lives sufficiently close to the premises to be likely to be affected by the authorised activities,

(b)has business interests that might be affected by the authorised activities, or

(c)represents persons who satisfy paragraph (a) or (b).