The Licensing
Committee shall be responsible for the consideration of all matters
pertaining to policy and legislation in relation to licensing
issues. The Licensing Committee shall have delegated authority for
determining the following matters:
(i) The
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland)
Order 1985
Entertainment Licences
Applications for the grant of outdoor licences
Applications for the grant, renewal, transfer or variation of licences where objections
are received
Suspension and revocation of licences
Applications for a waiver to permit entertainment involving
striptease or nudity.
Sex Establishments
Applications for the grant of licences
Applications for the renewal, transfer
or variation of licences
Revocation of licences
(ii) The Betting,
Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (as
amended by the Betting and Gaming (Northern Ireland) Order
2004).
Applications for the grant of amusement and pleasure
permits
Applications for the renewal of amusement permits where adverse
representations have been made
Registration of Societies in relation to the running of
lotteries.
(iii) Street Trading Act
(Northern Ireland) 2001
Designation of streets or part thereof
Applications for the grant of licences
Applications for the renewal, transfer
or variation of licences where objections are received
Revocation of licences
Setting of licence fees
(iv) administration of
the provisions of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and
the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 relating to
entertainments and liquor licensing in licensed premises and
registered clubs.
(v) Licensing of
Pavement Cafes Act (Northern Ireland) 2014
Applications for the
grant, renewal or variation of licences
where adverse representations are received.
Compulsory variation
of licences.
Revocation of
licences.
Setting of licence
fees.
Suspension of
licences except where in the public interest the Director of
Planning and Place, in consultation with the City Solicitor,
considers that there are particular
circumstances which make it necessary to suspend a licence
immediately.
(vi) such other licensing
matters as the Director of Planning and Place considers appropriate
to be addressed by the Licensing Committee.
(vii) The Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) Act NI
2016
The Licensing
Committee assumes responsibility for determining those applications
for a house in multiple occupation and should only consider
objections to an application in instances where the objector would
be materially affected by the existence of a House in Multiple
Occupation; where variation of a licence is required, in the
determination of a fit and proper person check, and in the
revocation of licences, except where in the public interest the
Director, in consultation with the City Solicitor, considers that
there are particular circumstances which make it necessary to
suspend a licence immediately.
Whilst the Committee
has full delegated authority in relation to licensing decisions it
may reconsider any decision referred to it by the Director of
Planning and Place in consultation with the City
Solicitor.