I don't think referring to anyone as as a minion will endear you to them, but I digress...
The guidance they've discovered may be Section 193 of the Licensing Act where 'working day' is defined http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/193 The clearest guidance is in the accompanying Guidelines to the Act. This PDF, page 56, paragraph 7.19. http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/alcohol/guidance-section-182-licensing?view=Binary On Feb 7, 2012 7:10 PM, "'Dragon' Dave McKee" < [email protected]> wrote: > Apparently there is government guidance on these things which has been > uncovered and we'll get our party after all! Cheers, nameless* minion > of Durham County Council! > > It might be useful for future reference, so I've asked for it: > http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/guidance_on_working_days might > have more information in a few days. > > Dave. > > *: Presumably they have a name; but I don't know it. > > On 7 February 2012 13:20, Tim Packer <[email protected]> wrote: > > (Hello. I'm the person who actually submitted the notice in question.) > > > > > > On 7 February 2012 13:05, paul perrin <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> <quote> > >> (2) Where that person is a licensing authority, the relevant document > must > >> be given by addressing it to the authority and leaving it at or sending > it > >> by post to— > >> </quote> > >> It says 'Leaving it at' - so once 'left' it is no longer your > >> responsibility what happens to it next... > >> > >> If the council are only allowed 10 days notice, and the police require > 10 > >> days from them, then it seems the council have a real problem that > *they* > >> need to sort out. > >> > >> From Francis Davey's link: > > > > > > The document was submitted, in fact, on Saturday via the government's > > Business Link website, which is the council's approved method of > electronic > > submission > > ( > http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/piplink?agency_id=870&service_id=16200010001 > ). > > > > The act says "The temporary event notice [...] must be given to the > relevant > > licensing authority no later than ten working days before the day on > which > > the event period begins" - the reference is to 'given', not 'received'. > > > > I thought section 102.1 of the Act might also be significant: > > > > "Where a licensing authority receives a temporary event notice (in > > duplicate) in accordance with this Part, it must acknowledge receipt of > the > > notice by sending or delivering one notice to the premises user— > > (a)before the end of the first working day following the day on which it > was > > received, or > > (b)if the day on which it was received was not a working day, before the > end > > of the second working day following that day." > > > > ...which appears to contradict the notion that a notice can only be > > considered to have been received on a working day. > > > > Thanks all for your thoughts. > > > > Tim > > > > _______________________________________________ > > developers-public mailing list > > [email protected] > > > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > > > Unsubscribe: > > > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/dave.mckee%40gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > developers-public mailing list > [email protected] > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > > Unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/options/developers-public/colm%40truthmonkey.org >
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