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(1)On hearing a complaint made under section 20(1), the court may make such order as it considers appropriate if it is satisfied that—
(a)the closure notice was served under section 19(3); and
(b)the premises continue to be used for the unlicensed sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on, or in the vicinity of, the premises or there is a reasonable likelihood that the premises will be so used in the future.
(2)An order under this section may, in particular, require—
(a)the premises in respect of which the closure notice was served to be closed immediately to the public and to remain closed until a constable or (as the case may be) the local authority concerned makes a certificate under section 22(1);
(b)the use of the premises for the unlicensed sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on, or in the vicinity of, the premises to be discontinued immediately;
(c)any defendant to pay into court such sum as the court determines and that the sum will not be released by the court to that person until the other requirements of the order are met.
(3)An order of the kind mentioned in subsection (2)(a) may, in particular, include such conditions as the court considers appropriate relating to—
(a)the admission of persons onto the premises;
(b)the access by persons to another part of any building or other structure of which the premises form part.
(4)The complainant shall, as soon as practicable after the making of an order under this section, give notice of the order by fixing a copy of it in a conspicuous position on the premises in respect of which it was made.
(5)A sum which has been ordered to be paid into court under this section shall be paid to the justices' chief executive for the court.
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