The Act specifies that only responsible authorities or other persons may seek a review of a premises licence and in the case of club premises certificate, this will also include members of the club.
The responsible authorities are:
- The Chief Officer of Police;
- The Fire Authority;
- The local enforcement agency for the Health & Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (either the local authority in some cases or Health and Safety Executive for others);
- Environmental Health;
- Trading Standards;
- The Planning Authority;
- Social Services;
- The Primary Care Trust;
- The Licensing Authority. Note: In relation to a vessel only, responsible authorities will include navigation authorities within the meaning of Section 221(1) of the Water Resources Act 1991 which are:
- The Environmental Agency, the British Waterways Board, and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency