Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/18/body/enacted
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PART 1LICENSING
1.—(1) After Part 4 of the Licensing Order insert the following Part—
“PART 4ACLOSURE OF LICENSED PREMISES
Closure of licensed premises in an identified district
69A.—(1) Where there is or is expected to be disorder in any petty sessions district, a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the district may make an order requiring licensed premises which are situated at or near the place of the disorder or expected disorder to be closed for a period, not exceeding 24 hours, specified in the order.
(4) Where an order is made under this Article, the holder of a licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent shall be guilty of an offence if that person knowingly keeps any licensed premises to which the order relates open, or allows any such premises to be kept open, during the period of the order and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
Closure of identified licensed premises
69B.—(1) A senior police officer may make a closure order in relation to any licensed premises if that officer reasonably believes that there is disorder on, or in the vicinity of and related to, the premises and their closure is necessary in the interests of public safety.
(3) In determining whether to make a closure order in respect of any premises, the senior police officer must have regard, in particular, to the conduct of the holder of the licence and the licence holder’s servant or agent in relation to the disorder or nuisance.
(5) A closure order in respect of any licensed premises comes into force at the time a constable gives notice of it to the holder of the licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent.
(6) The holder of a licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent shall be guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, that person permits licensed premises to be open in contravention of a closure order or any extension of it and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.
69C.—(1) Where, before the end of the period for which licensed premises are to be closed under a closure order or any extension of it (the “closure period”), the responsible senior police officer reasonably believes that—
(2) An extension in relation to any licensed premises comes into force when a constable gives notice of it to the holder of the licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent.
69D.—(1) The responsible senior police officer may cancel a closure order and any extension of it at any time—
(3) Where a closure order and any extension of it are cancelled under this Article, the responsible senior police officer must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give notice of the cancellation to the holder of the licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent.
69E. The responsible senior police officer must, as soon as reasonably practicable after a closure order comes into force in respect of any licensed premises, apply to a relevant court of summary jurisdiction for it to consider the order and any extension of it.
69F.—(1) A relevant court of summary jurisdiction must as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving an application under Article 69E—
(a)hold a hearing to consider whether it is appropriate to exercise any of the court’s powers under paragraph (2) in relation to the closure order or any extension of it or the premises concerned; and
(5) The holder of a licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent shall be guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, that person permits licensed premises to be open in contravention of an order under paragraph (2)(b) and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.
69G.—(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of a court of summary jurisdiction under Article 69F may, within 21 days from the day the decision is made, appeal against the decision to the county court in accordance with magistrates’ court rules.
69H. A constable may use such force as may be necessary for the purposes of closing premises in compliance with a closure order.
69I.—(1) A constable is not liable for relevant damages in respect of any act or omission of that constable in the performance or purported performance of that constable’s functions in relation to a closure order or any extension of it.
(2) The Chief Constable is not liable for relevant damages in respect of any act or omission of a constable under the Chief Constable’s direction or control in the performance or purported performance of a function of that constable in relation to a closure order or any extension of it.
69J.—(1) This Article has effect for the purposes of this Part.
(a)the holder of the licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent;
(a)in the definition of “licence”, after “65” insert “, 69A to 69J”;
(b)in the definition of “licensed premises”, after “58 to 65” insert “, 69A to 69J”.
2.—(1) Insert the following Articles after Article 71 of the Licensing Order—
“Penalty points
71A.—(1) Where the holder of a licence is convicted of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in column 1 of Schedule 10A (the general nature of which offence is indicated in column 2) then, subject to the following provisions of this Article, the number of penalty points to be attributed to the offence is a number within the range of numbers shown in relation to the offence in column 3 of Schedule 10A (or if an order is made under paragraph (5) substituting a number for a range, the number shown in relation to that offence).
71B.—(1) Where the holder of a licence is convicted of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in column 1 of Schedule 10A, the court must order there to be endorsed on the licence particulars of the conviction and also particulars of the offence, including the date when it was committed.
71C.—(1) Where the holder of a licence is convicted of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in column 1 of Schedule 10A, the penalty points to be taken into account on that occasion are (subject to paragraphs (2) and (7))—
3.—(1) In Article 58 of the Licensing Order (young persons prohibited from certain premises) after paragraph (11) insert—
“(11A) Without prejudice to any other means of proving the exercise of all due diligence, for the purposes of paragraph (11) the holder of the licence or his servant or agent is to be treated as having exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of an offence if—
(a)the holder of the licence or his servant or agent was shown any of the documents specified in paragraph (11B); and
(e)such other document, or a document of such other description, as may be prescribed by regulations.”.
(2) In Article 60 of the Licensing Order (sale, etc., of intoxicating liquor to young persons) after paragraph (7) insert—
“(7A) Without prejudice to any other means of proving the exercise of all due diligence, for the purposes of paragraph (7) the holder of the licence or his servant or agent is to be treated as having exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of an offence if—
(a)the holder of the licence or his servant or agent was shown any of the documents specified in paragraph (7B); and
(7B) The documents referred to in paragraph (7A)(a) are any document purporting to be—
(3) After Article 60A of the Licensing Order insert the following Article—
“Duty to display notice relating to age
60B.—(1) A holder of a licence must at all times display the notice specified in paragraph (2)—
(a)at each place in the licensed premises where intoxicating liquor is sold; and
(b)in a position where it is readily visible to any person seeking to purchase intoxicating liquor.
(2) The notice referred to in paragraph (1) must contain such information and be in such form and of such dimensions as are prescribed by regulations.
(3) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (2), the notice must contain—
(a)such information as may be prescribed by regulations in relation to offences concerning the sale to or purchase by persons under the age of 18 of intoxicating liquor; and
(b)a description of the documents specified in Articles 58(11B) and 60(7B).
(4) A holder of a licence acting in contravention of this Article or any provision made under this Article shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.”.
4. After Article 57 of the Licensing Order insert—
57A.—(1) Regulations may prohibit or restrict the holder of a licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent from carrying on an irresponsible drinks promotion on or in connection with the licensed premises.
5. After Article 57A of the Licensing Order (inserted by section 4) insert—
“57B. Pricing of intoxicating liquor
(a)prohibit or restrict the holder of a licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent from varying the price at which intoxicating liquor is sold on licensed premises during such period or hours as are specified in the regulations;
(b)restrict the price at which the holder of a licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent may sell on licensed premises a package containing two or more intoxicating liquor products.
(2) A person who contravenes any provision of regulations made under this Article is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) Regulations shall not be made under this Article unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
(4) In this Article, “intoxicating liquor product” means a product containing intoxicating liquor and includes the container in which the liquor is for sale.”.
6. After Article 2A of the Licensing Order insert the following Article—
2B. In its application to a limited liability partnership, this Order shall have effect with the following modifications—
PART 2REGISTRATION OF CLUBS
Closure of registered clubs
7. After Part 4 of the Registration of Clubs Order insert the following Part—
“PART 4ACLOSURE OF PREMISES OF REGISTERED CLUBS
Closure of premises of registered clubs in an identified district
Orders to close premises of registered clubs in district experiencing disorder
41A.—(1) Where there is or is expected to be disorder in any petty sessions district, a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the district may make an order requiring the premises of registered clubs which are situated at or near the place of the disorder or expected disorder, to be closed for a period, not exceeding 24 hours, specified in the order.
(4) Where an order is made under this Article, the registered club and every official of the club shall be guilty of an offence if the club or the official knowingly keeps any premises to which the order relates open, or allows any such premises to be kept open, during the period of the order and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.
(5) A constable may use such force as may be necessary for the purpose of closing premises of a registered club ordered to be closed under this Article.
Closure of identified premises of registered clubs
Closure orders for identified premises of registered clubs
41B.—(1) A senior police officer may make a closure order in relation to the premises of any registered club if that officer reasonably believes that there is disorder on, or in the vicinity of and related to, the premises and their closure is necessary in the interests of public safety.
(2) A closure order is an order under this Article requiring the premises of a registered club to be closed for a period not exceeding 24 hours beginning with the coming into force of the order.
(3) In determining whether to make a closure order in respect of the premises of a registered club, the senior police officer must have regard, in particular, to the conduct of the registered club and the officials of the club in relation to the disorder or nuisance.
(a)specify the premises of the registered club to which it relates;
(d)state the effect of Articles 41C to 41G.
(5) A closure order in respect of the premises of a registered club comes into force at the time a constable gives notice of it to the registered club or any official of the club.
(6) The registered club and every official of the club shall be guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the club or the official permits the premises of a registered club to be open in contravention of a closure order or any extension of it and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.
41C.—(1) Where, before the end of the period for which the premises of a registered club are to be closed under a closure order or any extension of it (the “closure period”), the responsible senior police officer reasonably believes that—
(a)a relevant court of summary jurisdiction will not have determined whether to exercise its powers under Article 41F(2) in respect of the closure order, and any extension of it, by the end of the closure period, and
(b)closure is necessary in the interests of public safety because of disorder on, or in the vicinity of and related to, the premises of the registered club,
(2) An extension in relation to the premises of any registered club comes into force when a constable gives notice of it to the registered club or any official of the club.
41D.—(1) The responsible senior police officer may cancel a closure order and any extension of it at any time—
(b)before a relevant court of summary jurisdiction has determined whether to exercise its powers under Article 41F(2) in respect of the order and any extension of it.
(2) The responsible senior police officer must cancel a closure order and any extension of it if that officer does not reasonably believe that closure is necessary in the interests of public safety because of disorder on, or in the vicinity of and related to, the premises of the registered club.
(3) Where a closure order and any extension of it are cancelled under this Article, the responsible senior police officer must, as soon as reasonably practicable, give notice of the cancellation to the registered club or any official of the club.
41E. The responsible senior police officer must, as soon as reasonably practicable after a closure order comes into force in respect of the premises of a registered club, apply to a relevant court of summary jurisdiction for it to consider the order and any extension of it.
41F.—(1) A relevant court of summary jurisdiction must as soon as reasonably practicable after receiving an application under Article 41E—
(a)hold a hearing to consider whether it is appropriate to exercise any of the court’s powers under paragraph (2) in relation to the closure order or any extension of it; and
(b)order the premises to remain, or to be closed, for such period not exceeding 28 days as the court may order.
(3) In determining whether the premises of the registered club will be, or will remain, closed, the relevant court of summary jurisdiction must—
(a)consider whether closure is necessary in the interests of public safety because of disorder or likely disorder on the premises of the registered club, or in the vicinity of and related to, the premises; and
(b)hear representations, if any, from the secretary of the club.
(5) The registered club and every official of the club shall be guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the club or the official permits the premises of a registered club to be open in contravention of an order under paragraph (2)(b) and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.
41G.—(1) Any person aggrieved by a decision of a court of summary jurisdiction under Article 41F may, within 21 days from the day the decision is made, appeal against the decision to the county court in accordance with magistrates’ court rules.
(2) Where an order is made under Article 41F(2)(b), the order shall not have effect from the time a person brings an appeal under paragraph (1) against the making of the order until the appeal is abandoned or determined.
41H. A constable may use such force as may be necessary for the purposes of closing the premises of a registered club in compliance with a closure order.
41I.—(1) A constable is not liable for relevant damages in respect of any act or omission of that constable in the performance or purported performance of that constable’s functions in relation to a closure order or any extension of it.
41J.—(1) This Article has effect for the purposes of this Part.
(2) The premises of a registered club are open if a person enters the premises (other than an official of the registered club who enters the premises for official purposes connected with the activities of the club) and that person consumes or is supplied with food or intoxicating liquor.
(3) The following expressions have the meanings given—
“closure order” has the meaning given in Article 41B(2);
“extension”, in relation to a closure order, means an extension of the order under Article 41C;
“relevant court of summary jurisdiction”, in relation to the premises of a registered club, means a court of summary jurisdiction acting for the petty sessions district in which the premises are situated;
8.—(1) In Article 43 of the Registration of Clubs Order (penalty points to be attributed to an offence)—
(a)in paragraph (1), for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute “a number within the range of numbers shown in relation to the offence in column 3 of Schedule 6 (or if an order is made under paragraph (5) substituting a number for a range, the number shown in relation to that offence).”;
“(5) The Department may, by order subject to affirmative resolution, amend column 3 of Schedule 6 (by substituting one range of numbers for another, a number for a range, or a range for a number).”.
(2) In Article 44 of the Registration of Clubs Order (endorsement of certificates of registration)—
(a)in paragraph (1), omit sub-paragraph (b) and the word “and” immediately preceding it;
“(2) Where a registered club or any official of a registered club is convicted of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in column 1 of Schedule 6—
(a)subject to paragraph (2A), where the provision is one specified in Part 1 of Schedule 6, the court may order there to be endorsed on the certificate of registration the penalty points to be attributed to the offence;
(b)subject to paragraph (2B), where the provision is one specified in Part 2 of Schedule 6, the court must order there to be endorsed on the certificate of registration the penalty points to be attributed to the offence unless for special reasons the court thinks fit not to do so;
(c)where the provision is one specified in Part 3 of Schedule 6, the court must order there to be endorsed on the certificate of registration the penalty points to be attributed to the offence.
(2A) Where a registered club or any official of a registered club who has been convicted of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in Part 1 of Schedule 6 (“the first offence”) is convicted of an offence under the same provision of this Order committed less than two years after the first offence was committed, the court must order the penalty points to be attributed to the offence to be endorsed on the certificate of registration.
(2B) Where a registered club or any official of a registered club who has been convicted of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in Part 2 of Schedule 6 (“the first offence”) is convicted of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in that Part of that Schedule committed less than two years after the first offence was committed, the court must order the penalty points to be attributed to the offence to be endorsed on the certificate of registration.”.
(c)in paragraph (3), for “paragraph (1)” substitute “this Article”.
(3) For Article 45 of the Registration of Clubs Order substitute—
“Suspension of registration for repeated offences
45.—(1) Where a registered club or any official of a registered club is convicted of an offence under a provision of this Order specified in column 1 of Schedule 6, the penalty points to be taken into account on that occasion are (subject to paragraphs (2) and (6))—
(a)any that are to be attributed to the offence or offences in respect of which the club or, as the case may be, the official is convicted; and
(b)any that were on a previous occasion ordered to be endorsed on the certificate of registration issued to the registered club;
and where the penalty points so taken into account number 10 or more, the court must, by order, suspend the registration of the club.
(2) If any of the offences was committed more than two years before another, the penalty in respect of that offence shall not be added to those in respect of the other.
(3) The period for which registration is suspended under paragraph (1) shall not be less than 1 week or more than 3 months.
(4) The suspension of registration under paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any other penalty which may be imposed by the court.
(5) Where a court suspends the registration of a club under paragraph (1), the registration shall not be in force during the period of suspension except for the purposes of the provisions of this Order relating to the renewal of registration.
(6) After the suspension of registration of a club under paragraph (1), none of the penalty points taken into account on making the order under paragraph (1) may be taken into account on any other occasion.”.
(4) For Schedule 6 to the Registration of Clubs Order substitute the Schedule set out in Schedule 2.
9.—(1) In Article 32 of the Registration of Clubs Order (young persons prohibited from bars) after paragraph (11) insert—
“(11A) Without prejudice to any other means of proving the exercise of all due diligence, for the purposes of paragraph (11) the person is to be treated as having exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of an offence if—
(e)such other document, or a document of such other description, as may be prescribed.”.
(2) In Article 34 of the Registration of Clubs Order (supply, etc., of intoxicating liquor to young persons) after paragraph (3) add—
“(4) Without prejudice to any other means of proving the exercise of all due diligence, for the purposes of paragraph (3) the person is to be treated as having exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of an offence if—
(a)the person was shown any of the documents specified in paragraph (5); and
(5) The documents referred to in paragraph (4)(a) are any document purporting to be—
(3) After Article 34 of the Registration of Clubs Order insert—
34A.—(1) A registered club must at all times display the notice specified in paragraph (2)—
(a)at each place in the premises of the club where intoxicating liquor is supplied; and
(b)in a position where it is readily visible to any person seeking to be supplied with intoxicating liquor.
(2) The notice referred to in paragraph (1) must contain such information and be in such form and of such dimensions as are prescribed.
(a)such information as may be prescribed in relation to offences concerning the supply to or purchase by persons under the age of 18 of intoxicating liquor; and
(b)a description of the documents specified in Articles 32(11B) and 34(5).
(4) Where this Article, or any provision made under this Article, is contravened—
(b)every official of the club at the time of the contravention,
10. After Article 31 of the Registration of Clubs Order insert—
31A.—(1) Regulations may prohibit or restrict a registered club from carrying on an irresponsible drinks promotion on or in connection with the premises of the club.
12.—(1) Article 40 of the Registration of Clubs Order (accounts of registered clubs, etc.) is amended as follows.
(b)in sub-paragraph (c) after “accounts” insert “within 3 months of the end of that club’s financial year,”;
“(d)cause, within 3 months of the end of that club’s financial year, those accounts to be audited by a person referred to in this Article as “the auditor” or examined by an independent examiner in such manner as may be prescribed, and
(e)in sub-paragraph (g), after “auditor’s” insert “or independent examiner’s”;
“(ga)on the demand of the district commander of the police district in which the premises are situated, send a summary of those accounts and the auditor’s or independent examiner’s report thereon to that district commander, free of charge, as soon as they become available, and”;
(g)in sub-paragraphs (h) and (i), after “auditor’s” insert “or independent examiner’s”.
(5) In paragraph (3) for “paragraph (1)” substitute “or by virtue of this Article”.
13.—(1) Article 26 of the Registration of Clubs Order (authorisations for special occasions) is amended as follows.
(a)after “before the” insert “first”;
(b)for “on any 1 occasion specified in the authorisation” substitute “on such occasions specified in the authorisation as the commander thinks fit”.
(3) In paragraph (2), for “52” substitute “85”.
14. In Article 32 of the Registration of Clubs Order (young persons prohibited from bars) for “9” in each of the 3 places where it occurs substitute “10”.
15.—(1) The Department may by order make such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provisions as it considers appropriate for the purposes of, in consequence of, or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision of it.
(2) An order under this section may amend, repeal, revoke or otherwise modify any statutory provision or document.
(4) An order shall not be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
“the Licensing Order” means the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 22);
“the Registration of Clubs Order” means the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 23);
17.—(1) Schedule 3, which contains minor amendments and amendments consequential on the provisions of this Act, shall have effect.
(2) The statutory provisions mentioned in the first column of Schedule 4 are repealed to the extent set out in the second column.
18. This Act, except section 16, this section and section 19, shall come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.
19. This Act may be cited as the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.