Right of Reply by the Delegation of Hungary, Opening Plenary

In section 60(1)(a) of the principal Act (permitted hours in licensed premises on weekdays)—

In section 60(1)(b) of the principal Act (permitted hours in licensed premises on Sundays etc.), for the words “five hours beginning at two” there shall be substituted the words “four hours beginning at three”.

In subsection (4) of that section (power of licensing justices to modify the permitted hours for their district within specified limits), for the words from “within” to the end there shall be substituted the words “so that the permitted hours begin at a time earlier than eleven, but not earlier than ten, in the morning”.

In subsection (6) of that section (premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises), the words “half past” shall be omitted.

In section 62 of that Act (permitted hours in clubs), the following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1)—

In section 76(2) of that Act (permitted hours on weekdays where special hours certificate in force) for the words from “be the periods” to “evening and” there shall be substituted the words “extend until”.

Schedule 1 to this Act has effect for the purpose of making amendments of the principal Act consequential on this section.

After section 67 of the principal Act there shall be inserted the following—

After section 156 of the principal Act there shall be inserted the following section—

In section 201(1) of that Act (interpretation), there shall be inserted at the appropriate place in alphabetical order—.

The Schedule set out in Schedule 2 to this Act shall be inserted after Schedule 8 to the principal Act.

In section 71 of the principal Act (extended hours orders for licensed premises)—

In section 72 of that Act (extended hours orders for premises in respect of which a club is registered), in subsection (2), for the words from “or on the date” to “in the order” there shall be substituted the words “without being renewed” and the words “renewed or” shall be omitted.

In sections 77 and 78 of the principal Act (duty, subject to specified conditions, to grant special hours certificates for licensed premises and clubs respectively)—

The following section shall be inserted after section 78 of that Act—

In section 80 of that Act (certificates limited to particular days or periods)—

For section 81A of that Act (special hours certificates: restriction of hours) there shall be substituted the following section—

In section 81B(1) of that Act (special hours certificates: appeals) after the words “magistrates' court” there shall be inserted the following— and paragraph (a) shall become paragraph (aa) of that subsection.

and the Commissioner of Police for the City of London and the Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis shall have the same power as justices' clerks to charge fees in respect of matters arising under this section.

In section 79 of the principal Act (certificates of suitability of club premises) after subsection (6), there shall be added the following subsection—

After section 9(4) of the principal Act there shall be inserted the following subsections—

Where, apart from this subsection, a justices' licence (within the meaning of the principal Act) would become void on the coming into force of subsection (1) above, the premises to which the licence is attached shall be treated as premises which are not disqualified for receiving such a licence by section 9(4A) of that Act for so long as they continue to be premises for which such a licence is in force.

In section 26 of the principal Act (duration of justices' licences)—

In section 151 of that Act (duration and renewal of canteen licences)—

In sections 133(3) and 142(3) of that Act (duration of suspended licences when restored to full force) for the words from “5th April” to “time” there shall be substituted the words “the expiry of the licensing period current”.

“licensing period” has the meaning assigned to it by section 26(5) of this Act;

The following section shall be inserted after section 20 of the principal Act—

The following section shall be inserted after section 153 of that Act—

Section 169 of the principal Act (offences on licensed premises in connection with the supply of intoxicating liquor to, or its consumption by, persons under eighteen) shall have effect with the following amendments.

In subsection (1) (which penalises the sale of intoxicating liquor by a licensee or his servant to a person known to be under eighteen), the word “knowingly”, in the first place where it occurs, shall be omitted.

After subsection (4) there shall be inserted the following subsections—

For subsections (8) and (9), there shall be substituted the following subsection—

Schedule 3 to this Act has effect for the purpose of making minor amendments of the principal Act.

The enactments specified in Schedule 4 to this Act are repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule.

This Act may be cited as the Licensing Act 1988.

In this Act, “the principal Act” means the Licensing Act 1964.

This Act shall come into force on such day or days as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument, and different days may be appointed for different provisions or different purposes of the same provision.

This Act extends to England and Wales only.