1987 No. 1982

LICENSING (LIQUOR)

The London City Airport Licensing (Liquor) Order 1987

Made

Coming into force

Whereas it appears to the Secretary of State for Transport that London City Airport is an airport at which there is a substantial amount of international passenger traffic:

And whereas the Secretary of State is satisfied that arrangements have been made for affording reasonable facilities on licensed premises within the examination station approved for that airport under section 22 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 19791 for obtaining hot and cold beverages other than intoxicating liquor at all times when intoxicating liquor is obtainable on those premises:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87 of the Licensing Act 19642 and now vested in him3, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the London City Airport Licensing (Liquor) Order 1987 and shall come into force on 20th November 1987.

2

Section 87 of the Licensing Act 1964 is hereby brought into operation at London City Airport.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State

Handley M. G. StevensAn Under Secretary in theDepartment of Transport

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 87 of the Licensing Act 1964 provides that, at an international airport where that section is in operation, section 59 of that Act (which prohibits the sale of intoxicating liquor except during permitted hours) shall not apply to licensed premises which are within the examination station approved for the airport under section 22 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979. This Order brings section 87 of the 1964 Act into operation at London City Airport.