Explanatory Notes

Licensing Act 2003

2003 CHAPTER 17

10 July 2003

COMMENTARY ON SECTIONS

PART 5: Permitted temporary activities.

Section 101 – Minimum of 24 hours between event periods

171.This section provides that there must be a minimum period of 24 hours between temporary events held on the same premises by a premises user, or held by that user and another person who is related to, associated with or in business with that user. This prevents a premises user holding numerous consecutive temporary events as a means of avoiding an application for a premises licence. If a temporary event takes place on premises that are included within or include other premises where another temporary event takes place, then the two events are deemed to take place on the same premises.