Premises licence: interim authority notices

How to apply

An interim authority notice must be submitted if a holder of a premises licence dies, becomes insolvent or becomes mentally incapable.  An interim authority notice will allow premises to trade for a 3 month period until the licence can be transferred.

An interim notice may only be given either by:

• a person with a prescribed interest in the premises as set out in the regulations made under the Licensing 2003 Act
• a person connected to the former holder of the licence (normally a personal representative of the former holder; or a person with power of attorney; or where someone has become insolvent, that person’s insolvency practitioner).

The person giving the interim authority notice must be entitled to work in the UK.

An interim authority notice must be given to the licensing authority within 28 consecutive days beginning the day after the licence lapsed. If no interim authority notice is given, the licence will lapse indefinitely and will be incapable of resurrection.

If you're applying as an individual, you must also provide proof that you have the right to work in the UK and are not subject to a condition preventing you from doing work relating to the licensable activity. This is applicable to all individual applicants, including those born in the UK. 

The application costs £23.

Apply for an interim authority notice

More information on interim authority notices

As soon as the interim authority notice is given to the licensing authority the premises may continue to operate licensable activities.

The maximum period for which an interim authority notice may have effect is three months.

If, before the end of the second working day following the day of receipt of the notice, the Chief Officer of Police believes that there are exceptional circumstances relating to the interim authority notice that would undermine the prevention of crime and disorder licensing objective, the police may give a notice to that effect to the licensing authority. In such circumstances the licensing authority must hold a hearing to consider the objection notice.