Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021

Removal of requirement for children’s certificate, etc.

35.—(1) Article 33 of, and Schedule 5 to, the Registration of Clubs Order (children’s certificates) are repealed.

(2) In Article 32 of that Order (young persons prohibited from bars), in paragraph (4)—

(a) after “is in a part of club premises” insert “as mentioned in paragraph (1)”,

(b) omit sub-paragraph (b) and the following “and”,

(c) after sub-paragraph (c) (but before the following “and”) insert

“and

(ca) the person under the age of 18 is in the premises at a time when meals, and beverages suitable for persons under that age (including drinking water), are also available for consumption on the premises;”, and

(d) in sub-paragraph (d), for “the certificate is operational” substitute “the person under the age of 18 is not in the premises in the evening at any time after 9”.

(3) In paragraph (5) of that Article—

(a) in sub-paragraph (a), for “before the certificate ceased to be operational” substitute “before 9 in the evening”, and

(b) for sub-paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b) the person under the age of 18 is not in the premises in the evening at any time after half past 9.”.

(4) Omit paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) of that Article.

(5) In paragraph (9) of that Article—

(a) for “, (3), (6) or (8)” substitute “or (3)”,

(b) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “or (6)”, and

(c) in sub-paragraph (b), omit “or (8)”.

(6) In each of paragraphs (10) and (11) of that Article, omit “or (7)”.

(7) In Article 34A of the Registration of Clubs Order (duty to display notice relating to age), in paragraph (3)(a), after “intoxicating liquor” insert “or in relation to offences concerning the presence of such persons in club premises”.