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Licence suspension for non - payment of annual fee - confusion already!

The recently introduced requirement on Licensing Authorities (LA) in England and Wales to suspend premises licences for non-payment of the annual fee, which came into force on 25 April, is already causing confusion.

We have already seen cases of the LA seeking to wrongly threaten suspension for non payment of fees which fell due before 25 April. In simple terms, they cannot do this. The power only arises in respect of fees falling due on or after 25 April 2012.

If you are threatened with suspension, we recommend you seek urgent legal advice. 

For more detail on the power to suspend, please request a copy of our recently published ‘Changes to the Licensing Act 2003 - April 2012 - An Essential Guide’ available free of charge - please click this link for a copy.  Alternatively please see our article: "premises licence suspension for non payment of fees"