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