2004 No. 2360 (C.101)
LICENCES AND LICENSING

Licensing Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004

Made
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 201(2) of the Licensing Act 20031, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Licensing Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004.

(2)

In this Order—

“the Act” means the Licensing Act 2003;

“the first appointed day” means 7th February 20052.

Commencement2.

(1)

The provisions of the Licensing Act 2003 specified in the Schedule to this Order, to the extent specified in the Schedule, shall come into force on the first appointed day.

(2)

Sections 6 and 9(1) and (3) shall come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made.

Richard Caborn
Minister of State,
Department of Culture, Media and Sport

SCHEDULE

Article 2

PROVISION AND EXTENT

SUBJECT MATTER

Section 7

Exercise and delegation of functions

Section 10

Sub-delegation of functions by licensing committee etc.

Section 11

Premises licence

Section 12

The relevant licensing authority

Section 13 - all remaining provisions

Authorised persons, interested parties and responsible authorities

Section 14

Meaning of “supply of alcohol”

Section 15

Meaning of “designated premises supervisor”

Section 16 - all remaining provisions

Applicant for premises licence

Section 17 - all remaining provisions

Application for premises licence

Section 18

Determination of application for premises licence

Section 19

Mandatory conditions where licence authorises supply of alcohol

Section 20

Mandatory condition: exhibition of films

Section 21

Mandatory condition: door supervision

Section 22

Prohibited conditions: plays

Section 23

Grant or rejection of application

Section 25

Theft, loss etc.of premises licence or summary

Section 29 - all remaining provisions

Application for a premises licence where premises being built etc.

Section 31 - all remaining provisions

Determination of application for provisional statement

Section 32

Restriction on representations following a provisional statement

Section 33

Notification of change of name and address

Section 34 - all remaining provisions in so far as they relate to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Application to vary premises licence

Section 35 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Determination of application under section 34

Section 36 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Supplementary provision about determination under section 35

Section 37 - all remaining provisions in so far as they relate to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Application to vary licence to specify individual as premises supervisor

Section 39 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Determination of section 37 application

Section 59(1)(a) and (b), (2)(a), (3), (4), (5) and (6)

Inspection of premises before grant of a licence and provisional statement

Section 59(1)(c) in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Inspection of premises before variation of a licence in relation to transitional provision

Section 60

Club premises certificate

Section 61

Qualifying clubs

Section 62

The general conditions

Section 63

Determining whether a club is established and conducted in good faith

Section 64

The additional conditions for the supply of alcohol

Section 65

Industrial and provident societies, friendly societies etc.

Section 66

Miners' welfare institutes

Section 68

The relevant licensing authority

Section 69 - all remaining provisions

Authorised persons, interested parties and responsible authorities

Section 70

Other definitions relating to clubs

Section 71 - all remaining provisions

Application for club premises certificate

Section 72

Determination of application for club premises certificate

Section 73

Certificate authorising supply of alcohol for consumption off the premises

Section 74

Mandatory condition: exhibition of films

Section 75

Prohibited conditions: associate members and their guests

Section 76

Prohibited conditions: plays

Section 77

Grant or rejection of application for club premises certificate

Section 79

Theft, loss, etc. of club premises certificate or summary

Section 82

Notification of change of name or alteration of rules of club

Section 83

Change of relevant registered address of club

Section 84(1),(2) and (3) in so far as they relate to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Application to vary club premises certificate during the transitional period

Section 85 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Determination of application under section 84

Section 86 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Supplementary provision about applications under section 84

Section 90

Club ceasing to be a qualifying club

Section 96, except subsections 1(b) and (c)

Inspection of premises before grant of a certificate etc.

Section 96(1)(b) in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Inspection of premises before variation of a certificate in relation to transitional provision

Section 111

Personal licence

Section 112

The relevant licensing authority

Section 113 - all remaining provisions

Meaning of “relevant offence” and “foreign offence”

Section 114

Spent convictions

Section 115

Period of validity of personal licences

Section 116

Surrender of personal licence

Section 117

Application for grant or renewal of personal licence

Section 118

Individual permitted to hold only one personal licence

Section 120 - all remaining provisions

Determination of application for grant

Section 122

Notification of determinations

Section 123

Duty to notify licensing authority of convictions during application period

Section 124

Convictions coming to light after grant or renewal

Section 125 - all remaining provisions

Form of personal licence

Section 126

Theft, loss, etc. of personal licence

Section 127

Duty to notify change of name or address

Section 128

Duty to notify court of personal licence

Section 129

Forfeiture or suspension of licence on conviction for relevant offence

Section 130

Powers of appellate court to suspend order under section 129

Section 131

Court’s duty to notify licensing authority of convictions

Section 132

Licence holder’s duty to notify licensing authority of convictions

Section 134

Licensing authority’s duty to update licence document

Section 135

Licence holder’s duty to produce licence

Section 158

False statements made for the purposes of this Act

Section 178 - all remaining provisions

Right of freeholder etc. to be notified of licensing matters

Section 181 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 5 specified below

Appeals against decisions of licensing authorities

Section 183(2)

Hearings

Section 184

Giving of notices, etc.

Section 185

Provision of information

Section 186

Proceedings for offences

Section 187 - all remaining provisions

Offences by bodies corporate etc.

Section 188

Jurisdiction and procedure in respect of offences

Section 189

Vessels, vehicles and moveable structures

Section 190

Location of sales

Section 195

Crown application

Section 200 in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 8 specified below

Transitional provisions etc.

Schedule 4

Personal licence: relevant offences

Schedule 5 paragraphs 1(a) and (d), 2, 3, 9, 10(a), 11, 15 and 17 (except paragraphs (1)(b), (9) and (10)), and paragraphs 1(b) and (c), 4, 5, 10(b) and 12 to the extent that they relate to the transitional provisions in Schedule 8.

Appeals

Schedule 8 - all remaining provisions except paragraphs 31, 32, and 33

Transitional Provisions etc.

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made by the Secretary of State under the Licensing Act 2003 (“the Act”). The Order brings into force those provisions of the Act specified in article 2(2) and listed in the Schedule to the Order, to the extent specified. Those provisions are concerned with enabling licensing authorities to make the necessary arrangements for the application for and conversion of existing licences and club certificates and the variation of new licences and certificates as provided for in Schedule 8 to the Act, during the transitional period, and for applicants to make such applications, from the first appointed day (SI 2004/1739 appointed 7th February 2005 as this day) within a period of six months.

Further, the provisions of the Act which provide for the application for premises licences, club premises certificates and provisional statements and their determination are brought into force with effect from the first appointed day to enable applications for new authorisations to be made in the transitional period.

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

s.199 of and Sch.7 to the Act, so far as it relates to s.66 (Sunday closing in Wales and Monmouthshire) and s.67 (supplementary provisions for Welsh Sunday polls) of and Sch. 8 (polls in Wales and Monmouthshire) to the Licensing Act 1964

16.07.03

2003/1911

s.155 and s.199 in so far as it relates to entries in Sch. 7 to the Act relating to the Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997 and section 12 of the Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

10.09.03

2003/2100

ss. 1, 3 to 5, 8, 9(2), 13(2)(f) and 4(i), 16(1)(i), 17(3)(b), (c), (4) and (5), 24,29(6), 30, 31(6)(a), 34(5), 37(3)(a), 47(2)(a), 51(3), 54, 55, 58(1)(c), 69(2)(f), and (4)(i), 71(4)(b), (5) and (6), 78, 84(4), 87(3), 91, 92, 95(1)(c), 100(4),(5)(f), (7)(b) and (8), 102(2), 107(7) and (12), 110(3), 113(2), 120(2)(b), 125(4), 133, 167(4), 173(1)(h), (3) and (5), 176(3), 178(1)(b) and (4)(d), 182, 183(1), 187(7), 191 to 194, 197, 198(2), 200 (partially), Schs. 1 to 3 and Sch. 8 (partially)

16.12.03

2003/3222

Paragraph 34 of Sch. 8 to the Act and s.200 in so far as it relates to it

07.07.04

2004/1738