23On-premises licence must specify business/activity or kind of licensed premises

#### 23 On-premises licence must specify business/activity or kind of licensed premises 23 On-premises licence must specify business/activity or kind of licensed premises > > (1) An on-premises licence must specify the kind of business or activity carried out on the licensed premises or the kind of licensed premises to which the licence relates. > > > (2) Without limiting the kinds of businesses or activities (or the kinds of premises) in respect of which on-premises licences may be granted, an on-premises licence may be granted in respect of a public entertainment venue. > > > (3) More than one kind of business or activity or kind of premises may be specified in an on-premises licence. However, a separate on-premises licence is, except in the circumstances referred to in section 25(6), required for each set of premises. > > > (4) The licensed premises to which an on-premises licence relates may be described by reference to the kind of business or activity carried out on the premises or the kind of premises concerned. > > > > Note. > > > > For example, the terms “licensed restaurant” and “licensed public entertainment venue” are used in this Act to refer to premises in respect of which an on-premises licence relating to a restaurant or public entertainment venue, respectively, is granted. > > > (5) The business or activity, or the kind of premises, specified in an on-premises licence may, on application by the licensee, be varied by the Authority. Any such variation may include the addition of a specified business or activity, or a specified kind of premises, in respect of the licence. > > > (6) The authorisation conferred by an on-premises licence does not apply if— > > > > > (a) the business or activity carried out on the licensed premises is not the business or activity specified for the time being in the licence, or > > > > > (b) the licensed premises at any time do not comprise premises of the kind specified for the time being in the licence. > > > (7) The regulations may provide for requirements in relation to the business or activity carried out on licensed premises that are a licensed restaurant. > > **s 23:** Am 2014 No 76, Sch 1 \[7\]; 2020 No 40, Sch 4.1\[17\].