Part 5Licensed hours

General

6424 hour licences to be granted only in exceptional circumstances

1

Subsection (2) applies where, in relation to any premises—

a

an application of any of the following kinds is made to a Licensing Board in respect of the premises, namely—

i

a premises licence application,

ii

a premises licence variation application,

iii

an occasional licence application, or

iv

an extended hours application, and

b

if the application were to be granted, the licensed hours in relation to the premises would be such as to allow alcohol to be sold on the premises during a continuous period of 24 hours or more.

2

The Licensing Board must refuse the application unless the Board is satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances which justify allowing the sale of alcohol on the premises during such a period.