§ Lords Amendment: No. 7, in page 2, after Clause 3, insert new Clause A—
§ "—(1) The applicant or, as the case may be, the licence holder may appeal to a magistrates' court or, in Scotland, a sheriff court, against—
- (a) the refusal of a local authority to grant a licence; or
- (b) the conditions (other than the prescribed conditions) to which the licence is subject; or
- (c) the authority's refusal to vary the conditions; or
- (d) the revocation of a licence.
§ (2) On an appeal the court may, if it thinks fit, give directions to the local authority with respect to the licence or the conditions, and it shall be the duty of the local authority to comply with such directions."
§ Mr. DoigI beg to move, That the House doth agree with the Lords in the said amendment.
This amendment provides the right in the Bill for appeals instead of leaving it in regulations. It does not make a great deal of difference and just means that, instead of a Minister making regulations conferring a right of appeal, they will be made in the Bill.
I think we could take with this Lords Amendment No. 9, in page 2, line 36, leave out paragraph (b).
§ Question put and agreed to.
§ Subsequent Lords amendment agreed to.