21Duration of licence

#### 21 Duration of licence 21 Duration of licence > > (1) Subject to subsection (2), a licence comes into force— > > > > > (a) on the date on which it is issued, or > > > > > (b) on such other date (whether earlier or later) as is specified in the licence. > > > (2) A renewed (but not a restored) licence comes into force on the date following the expiry date of the licence it renews. > > > (3) A licence that comes into force before the date on which it is issued has effect in relation to the period before that date for the purposes only of this Act and the relevant licensing legislation. > > > (4) Unless sooner cancelled, a fixed-term licence remains in force for such period as is specified in the licence. > > > (5) If an application for renewal of a licence is made before the date on which the licence would otherwise expire, the licence remains in force, for the purposes only of this Act and the relevant licensing legislation, until the date on which the applicant is notified of the relevant licensing authority’s decision on the application. > > > (6) Subsection (5) does not affect any requirements (such as requirements as to insurance) that must be complied with by a licensee under the relevant licensing legislation. > > > (7) Without limiting any other circumstances in which a licence may be cancelled, a licence is taken to be cancelled for the purposes of this section if the licensee surrenders the licence to the relevant licensing authority together with a notice to the effect that the licensee intends that the licence be cancelled. > > > (8) Subject to subsection (7), nothing in this section authorises the suspension or cancellation of a licence.