The Deregulation (Sunday Licensing) Order 2001

2.—(1) Section 70 (extension of hours in restaurants, etc. providing entertainment) of the 1964 Act shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for “weekdays” substitute “days”, and

(b) after “subsection (2)” insert “or (2A)”.

(3) In subsection (2)(1) at the beginning insert “Subject to subsection (2A),”.

(4) After that subsection insert—

“(2A) If the order under this section applies to the permitted hours on a Sunday, subsection (2) has effect in relation to those permitted hours as if—

(a) for “one o'clock” there were substituted “half an hour past midnight”, and

(b) for “midnight” there were substituted “half past eleven in the evening”.”.

(5) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “weekday” substitute “day”, and

(b) for “weekdays” substitute “days”.

(1)

Section 70(2) was repealed in part by section 1(2) of the Licensing (Amendment) Act 1985 (c. 40).