58APeriodic licence fee

58A Periodic licence fee

58A Periodic licence fee

(1) A periodic licence fee is payable to the Secretary for a licence while the licence is in force or under suspension and is so payable on each due date prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.

(2) Regulations may be made prescribing the periodic licence fees payable under this section and for and with respect to—

(a) times for payment of the fees (including payment of different elements of the fees at different times), and

(b) penalties for late payment of the fees, and

(c) the circumstances in which the fee, or a proportion of such a fee, may be re-assessed, waived or refunded, and

(d) information to be provided to the Secretary for the purpose of calculating the fee.

(3) The regulations may provide that a periodic licence fee (or an element of a periodic licence fee) is to be determined by reference to matters including, but not limited to the following—

(a) the location of the relevant licensed premises,

(b) the trading hours of the licensed premises,

(c) the patron capacity of the licensed premises,

(d) offences committed at or in relation to the licensed premises,

(e) compliance by the licensee with the requirements of this or any other Act with respect to the licensed premises,

(f) the number of packaged liquor licences held by the same person, or in which the same person (other than a financial institution) is interested in the business, or profits of the business, carried on under the licences, or both.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a person is interested in the business, or the profits of the business, carried on under the licence if the person is entitled to receive—

(a) any income derived from the business, or any other financial benefit or financial advantage from the carrying on of the business (whether the entitlement arises at law or in equity or otherwise), or

(b) any rent, profit or other income in connection with the use or occupation of premises on which the business is to be carried on.