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

Private functions

15.—(1) In Article 58 of the Licensing Order (young persons prohibited from certain premises), after paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply with respect to a person under the age of 18 who is in a part of licensed premises in the evening at any time after half past 9 if—

(a) a private function is being held in that part of the premises (and, accordingly, the public do not have access to that part of the premises while the function is being held);

(b) the person under 18 is attending the function in the company either of a parent of that person or of a parent of another person who is under 18 and attending the function;

(c) a meal consisting of at least a main course is being served at the function; and

(d) the person under 18 does not consume any part of the meal at a counter or structure which is being used wholly or mainly as a bar.”.

(2) In Article 2 of the Licensing Order (interpretation), in paragraph (2), at the appropriate place insert—

““parent”, in relation to a person under the age of 18, includes any individual who—

(a)

has parental responsibility for that person (within the meaning of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995), or

(b)

has care of that person.”.