Explanatory Memorandum

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

2021 CHAPTER 7

26 August 2021

Commentary on Sections

Part 1.Licensing

Section 22: Occasional licences: conditions

Subsection (1) adds new paragraph 4A in Schedule 7 to the Licensing Order (application for occasional licence) which permits a court, when determining an application for an occasional licence, to impose terms and conditions on the licence.

Subsection (2) makes a consequential amendment to Article 30 of the Licensing Order (occasional licences) to take account of new paragraph 4A of Schedule 7.

Subsections (3) to (5) amend Article 30 of the Licensing Order to make it an offence (punishable by a fine up to £1,000) for a licence holder not to comply with these conditions; and Part 1 of Schedule 10A (penalty point for offences punishable with level 3 fine).