Part 2Licensing

CHAPTER 2Late night levy

Administration of late night levy

I1129Payment and administration of the levy

1

Regulations—

a

must make provision as to collection and administration, and

b

may make provision as to enforcement,

of F1a late night levy.

2

Regulations under subsection (1) must make provision as to the time or times for payment of F2a levy to a licensing authority by holders of F3a late night authorisation to which a late night levy requirement relates.

3

Provision made by virtue of subsection (2) may in particular provide for any such time or times to be determined by reference to the holders' payment years.

4

Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision for adjustments to be made in cases where—

a

F4a late night authorisation to which a late night levy requirement relates ceases to be such an authorisation during the holder's payment year;

b

a premises licence or club premises certificate becomes F5a late night authorisation to which a late night levy requirement relates during the holder's payment year;

c

an order under section 172A of that Act (early morning restriction orders) precludes the supply of alcohol by virtue of F6a relevant late night alcohol authorisation to which a late night levy requirement relates at all the times during the applicable late night supply period when it would otherwise have been permitted by virtue of the authorisation;

including in cases where the change occurs after the end of F7the levy year in question.

5

Any payment of F8a late night levy which is owed to a licensing authority under this Chapter may be recovered as a debt due to the authority.

6

The following provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 apply for the purposes of this Chapter—

a

section 55A (suspension of premises licence for failure to pay annual fee);

b

section 92A (suspension of club premises certificate for failure to pay annual fee),

but as if a reference to an annual fee, or to the annual fee owed under section 55(2) or 92(2), were a reference to F9a late night levy, or to the amount of F9a late night levy owed under this Chapter.

7

Provision that may be made by regulations under this section includes provision conferring functions or a discretion on licensing authorities.