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Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 LICENSING

    1. Permitted hours

      1. 1.Removal of additional restrictions at Easter

      2. 2.Removal of restrictions on late opening for on-sales on Sunday

      3. 3.Public houses and hotels: further additional hours

      4. 4.Alignment of closing time for liquor and entertainment

      5. 5.Police authorisations for additional hours

      6. 6.Extension of “drinking-up time”

      7. 7.Major events

      8. 8.Licensed race tracks: Sunday sales

    2. Types of licensed premises

      1. 9.Places of public entertainment: inclusion of cinemas

    3. Local alcohol producers

      1. 10.Licence for off-sales

      2. 11.Sales and consumption of intoxicating liquor in local producer’s premises

    4. Remote sales

      1. 12.Requirement for off-licence

    5. Young people in licensed premises

      1. 13.Removal of requirement for children’s certificate, etc.

      2. 14.Underage functions

      3. 15.Private functions

      4. 16.Delivery of intoxicating liquor to young persons

    6. Conduct of licensed premises

      1. 17.Restaurants and guest houses: notice displaying licence conditions

      2. 18.Prohibition on self-service and sales by vending machines

      3. 19.Restrictions on off-sales drinks promotions in supermarkets etc.

      4. 20.Prohibition of loyalty schemes

      5. 21.Minimum price for alcohol

      6. 22.Occasional licences: conditions

    7. Miscellaneous

      1. 23.Independent review of licensing system including surrender principle

      2. 24.Annual publication of the number of licences

      3. 25.Code of practice

      4. 26.Body corporate: change of directors

      5. 27.Removal of exemption for angostura bitters

  3. PART 2 REGISTRATION OF CLUBS

    1. Extension of premises

      1. 28.Sporting clubs

    2. Alterations to premises

      1. 29.Consent required for alterations to premises

    3. Permitted hours

      1. 30.Removal of additional restrictions at Easter

      2. 31.Removal of restrictions on late opening on Sunday

      3. 32.Extension of “drinking-up time”

      4. 33.Increase in number of authorisations for special occasions

      5. 34.Major events

    4. Young people in registered clubs

      1. 35.Removal of requirement for children’s certificate, etc.

      2. 36.Underage functions

      3. 37.Private functions

      4. 38.Young people prohibited from bars

    5. Conduct of registered clubs

      1. 39.Prohibition on self-service and supply by vending machines

      2. 40.Restrictions relating to advertisements

    6. Miscellaneous

      1. 41.Code of practice

  4. PART 3 GENERAL

    1. 42.Guidance

    2. 43.Review

    3. 44.Interpretation

    4. 45.Minor and consequential amendments

    5. 46.Repeals

    6. 47.Commencement and short title

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Minor and consequential amendments

      1. Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

        1. 1.The Licensing Order is amended as follows.

        2. 2.(1) Article 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

        3. 3.In Article 5 (premises for which a licence may be...

        4. 4.In Article 15(2)(e) (renewal of licence), for “(l)” substitute “(m)”....

        5. 5.In Article 17(3) (renewal of licence: certain provisions not to...

        6. 6.In Article 22(6)(c)(ii) (transfer of licence), for “(l)” substitute “(m)”....

        7. 7.(1) Article 34 (register of licences) is amended as follows....

        8. 8.In Article 58(1)(b) (prohibition on young persons in premises which...

        9. 9.In Article 69F (consideration of closure order by court of...

        10. 10.In Article 76D (young persons prohibited from certain pavement café...

        11. 11.In Article 77A (conditions and licences for indoor arenas and...

        12. 12.In Schedule 1 (application for certain orders at same time...

        13. 13.In Schedule 9 (certain applications to court)—

      2. Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

        1. 14.The Registration of Clubs Order is amended as follows.

        2. 15.(1) Article 2 (interpretation) is amended as follows.

        3. 16.In Article 16(5) (alteration of register of clubs), for “Department”...

        4. 17.In Article 32(5) (prohibition on young persons from bars: exception...

        5. 18.In Article 52(1) (modifications of Schedules), for “, 4 and...

        6. 19.In Schedule 1 (provisions to be included in club rules),...

        7. 20.In Schedule 2 (applications for grant of registration), omit paragraph...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Repeals

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