A premises licence lapses if the holder dies, becomes mentally incapable or insolvent. This could cause a business to close, however, to permit regulated activities to continue whilst a transfer application is being prepared an Interim Authority Notice can be served on the Licensing Authority.

Only one Notice can be served which must be done within 7 days of the licence lapsing by:

The freeholder or leaseholder of the premises

By the licence holders personal representative (following the death of the licence holder)

The holder of an Enduring Power of Attorney (following mental incapacity of the licence holder)

The insolvency practitioner of the former licence holder (following insolvency)

The interim authority will lapse if within 7 days the chief officer of police has not been notified and a transfer application has not been submitted

Where there are police objections on the grounds of crime prevention a hearing will be held, by the Council's licensing committee.

A fee is payable to the Licensing Authority.