16Effect of licences

### 16 Effect of licences > *\[Section 16 Amended by 26 Geo. V No. 97, s. 3 \]* > > > (1)  Where a licence is granted to a lessee to do any act, the licence, unless otherwise expressed, extends only to – > > > > > > (a) the permission actually given; > > > > > > > (b) the specific breach of any provision or covenant referred to; or > > > > > > > (c) any other matter thereby specifically authorized to be done – > > > > and the licence does not prevent any proceeding for any subsequent breach unless otherwise specified in the licence. > > > (2)  Notwithstanding any such licence – > > > > > > (a) all rights under covenants and powers of re-entry contained in the lease remain in full force and are available as against any subsequent breach of covenant, condition, or matter not specifically authorized or waived in the same manner as if no licence had been granted; and > > > > > > > (b) the condition or right of entry remains in force in all respects as if the licence had not been granted, save in respect of the particular matter authorized to be done. > > > (3)  Where in any lease there is a power or condition of re-entry on the lessee assigning, subletting, or doing any other specified act without a licence, and a licence is granted to – > > > > > > (a) any one of two or more lessees to do any act, or to deal with his equitable share or interest; or > > > > > > > (b) any lessee, or any one of two or more lessees, to assign or underlet part only of the property, or to do any act in respect of part only of the property – > > > > the licence does not operate to extinguish the right of entry in case of any breach of covenant or condition by the co-lessees of the other shares or interests in the property, or by the lessee or lessees of the rest of the property, as the case may be, in respect of such shares or interests or remaining property, but the right of entry remains in force in respect of the shares, interests, or property not subject to the licence. > > > (4)  This section applies to licences granted after 4th October 1860.