31Partial refund of application fees for certain licences

31 Partial refund of application fees for certain licences

31 Partial refund of application fees for certain licences

(1) This section applies to an application fee—

(a) for a 3-year licence or 5-year licence, and

(b) paid by or for a person who—

(i) has surrendered the licence in accordance with the Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002, section 21(7), or

(ii) is an individual who has died.

(2) A person may apply to the Secretary for a refund of the application fee if the person—

(a) paid the application fee, or

(b) is applying for the person who paid the application fee, or

(c) for subsection (1)(b)(ii)—is the legal representative of the deceased individual.

(3) An applicant is entitled to a refund of—

(a) for a 3-year licence—one-third of the application fee paid, other than the processing component, for each complete year remaining of the licence term, or

(b) for a 5-year licence—one-fifth of the application fee paid, other than the processing component, for each complete year remaining of the licence term.

(4) In this section—

processing component, of an application fee, means the amount set out in Schedule 1, Part 1, Column 3 in relation to the fee.