The Magistrates’ Courts (Licensing) (Amendment) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2021

Explanatory note

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These Rules amend the Magistrates’ Courts (Licensing) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997 ( S.R. 1997 No. 62 ) in consequence of amendments made to the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 ( 1996 No. 3158) (N.I. 22) ) by the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 (c.7) to—

make provision for the procedure for an application for an order for further additional permitted hours;

make provision requiring that a copy of the pages of the newspapers bearing a notice of intention to apply for an order for additional permitted hours be lodged with the clerk of petty sessions; and

make amendments consequential to the repeal of restrictions on Easter licensing hours and the alignment of closing time for liquor and entertainment.