The Regulatory Reform (Special Occasions Licensing) Order 2002

Amendment of the London Government Act 1963

3.  Schedule 12 to the London Government Act 1963(1) (licensing of public entertainments in Greater London) is amended by inserting, after paragraph 11, the following—

“11A.— (1) Sub-paragraph (2) below applies where—

(a) a licence under paragraph 1 of this Schedule is for the time being in force in respect of any premises, and

(b) the Special Occasions licensing hours are (subject to any Special Occasions restriction order) added to the permitted hours in the premises.

(2) No person shall be guilty of an offence under paragraph 10(2) of this Schedule by reason only of the premises being kept open on New Year’s Eve for any of the purposes authorised by the licence after the latest hour so authorised.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2) above, “New Year’s Eve”—

(a) does not include any time specified in a Special Occasions restriction order as not to be added to the permitted hours, but

(b) otherwise, includes any period immediately following New Year’s Eve during which the Special Occasions licensing hours continue.

(4) Where, by virtue of a Special Occasions restriction order, the permitted hours together with any of the Special Occasions licensing hours to be added to them end at different times in different parts of the premises, each part shall be treated as separate premises for the purposes of this paragraph.

(5) In this paragraph expressions used in the Regulatory Reform (Special Occasions Licensing) Order 2001 shall have the same meaning as in that Order.”

(1)

1963 c. 33; paragraph 10(2) of Schedule 12 was substituted by the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1979 (c. xxiii). Schedule 12 is modified by section 22 of the London Local Authorities Act 2000 (c. vii). Other amendments have been made to Schedule 12 which are not relevant for the purposes of this Order.