The Act
20.The Act has nine parts, as follows: -
Part 1 – licensable activities
Part 2 – licensing authorities
Part 3 – premises licences
Part 4 – clubs
Part 5 – permitted temporary activities
Part 6 – personal licences
Part 7 – offences
Part 8 – closure of premises
Part 9 – miscellaneous and supplementary
21.The Act repeals and replaces the existing licensing provisions in respect of alcohol sales and supplies, public entertainment and late night refreshment, regulated principally by the following statutes:
London Government Act 1963, Schedule 12
Licensing Act 1964
Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1966, Part IV
Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967
Theatres Act 1968
Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, Schedule 1
Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983
Cinemas Act 1985 and
London Local Authorities Act 1990
22.The theatres with letters patent from the Crown, which were exempted from the requirement for a licence under the Theatres Act 1968, are brought within the licensing regime. The privileges and exemptions enjoyed by the University of Cambridge and the Vintners of the City of London in relation to the licensing of alcohol sales are not preserved by the Act.
23.The Act repeals the statutory provisions which provide that premises in Wales licensed for the sale of alcohol may open on Sundays only where there has been a vote in favour of such opening in the local government area where the premises are situated (see sections 66 and 67 of the Licensing Act 1964).
