The Licensing and Clubs (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

Minor and pre-consolidation amendments

8.—(1) In section 7(8) of the Licensing Act (provisional grant of licences) for “subsection (7)(b)” there shall be substituted “subsection (7)”.

(2) In section 43 of the Licensing Act (permitted hours in hotels and restaurants on Sunday and Christmas Day)—

(a) in paragraph (i) the words from “(except” onwards shall be omitted;

(b) the words “the hours” in the second place where they occur shall be omitted;

(c) in paragraph (a) at the beginning there shall be inserted “except in respect of premises for which a direction under section 5(5C) or 12(3B)(a) is in force, the hours”;

(d) in paragraph (b) at the beginning there shall be inserted “the hours”.

(3) In section 45(4) of the Licensing Act (additional permitted hours in hotels or restaurants providing entertainment)—

(a) in the first paragraph (b) after “premises;” there shall be added “or”;

(b) for the words from “the court may” to the end there shall be substituted—

“ the court may—

(i) revoke the order; or

(ii) modify the order or, in relation to the order, the hours mentioned in subsection (1); or

(iii) make the continuance of the order subject to such terms and conditions as the court thinks fit.”.

(4) In section 48(a) of the Licensing Act (consumption after permitted hours of liquor bought during those hours) for “of a kind mentioned in section 3(1)(b)” there shall be substituted—

“(i) part of premises of a kind mentioned in section 3(1)(a) with respect to which an order under section 44 is in force; or

(ii) of a kind mentioned in section 3(1)(b);”.

(5) In section 84(1) of the Licensing Act for the definition of “resident” there shall be substituted—

“ “resident”, in relation to premises of a kind mentioned in section 3(1)(a) or an hotel, means a guest or traveller who has lodged in the premises or hotel for the preceding night or has in writing engaged a room for the succeeding night;”.