Licensing of Pavement Cafés Act (Northern Ireland) 2014

1. Introduction

2. Background and Policy Objectives

3. Consultation

4. Overview

5. Commentary on Sections

   1. Section 1: Meaning of “pavement café licence” and other key terms

   2. Section 2: Offence of placing furniture on public area without a licence

   3. Section 3: Application for licence

   4. Section 4: Grant or refusal of licence

   5. Section 5: Form, duration of licence

   6. Section 6: Conditions of licence

   7. Section 7: Renewal of licence

   8. Section 8: Variation of section 6(3) conditions or of area covered by licence

   9. Section 9: Variation by removal of alcohol prohibition

   10. Section 10: Applications: general provision

   11. Section 11: Notice of application to be displayed

   12. Section 12: Fees

   13. Section 13: Change in persons carrying on business

   14. Section 14: Revocation of licence

   15. Section 15: Suspension of licence

   16. Section 16: Compulsory variation of section 6(3) conditions

   17. Section 17: Compulsory variation: prohibition of alcohol

   18. Section 18: Compulsory variation of area covered by licence

   19. Section 19: Notice of revocation, suspension or compulsory variation

   20. Section 20: Matters to be recorded in register under Licensing Order

   21. Section 21: Appeals

   22. Section 22: Powers of entry and inspection

   23. Section 23: Power to remove unlicensed furniture

   24. Section 24: Offence of obstruction

   25. Section 25: Service of notices and documents

   26. Section 26: Power to make further provision

   27. Section 27: Regulations

   28. Section 29: Byelaws

   29. Section 30: Definitions

   30. Schedule

6. Hansard Reports