Report on the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill

Northern Ireland Assembly Report 31/10/11R, Second Report of Session 2010-11 - Report Together with the Minutes of Proceedings, Written Submissions, Memoranda and the Minutes of Evidence Relating to the Report

Author:

Northern Ireland Assembly - Social Development Committee

Publisher:

TSO (The Stationery Office)

'Report on the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill (NIA 31/10/11R)' details the Social Development Committee's review of the 'Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill'.

'The Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill' amends and in some parts replaces the existing provision of the licensing Order 1996. The Bill contains 14 clauses and 4 Schedules which amend and in some places replace the existing provisions of the Licensing Order and the Registration of Clubs Order 1996.

The Bill introduces provisions which add closure powers, a penalty points scheme and a proof of age scheme for licensed premises and registered clubs.

The Bill also streamlines the accounting and regulatory regime for registered clubs and increases the annual limit on the number of authorisations for special occasions (i.e. so-called late licenses) for registered clubs.

The Committee agreed, in the main, with the proposals for the Bill but had these suggestions to add:

• A limit should be imposed on the number of special authorisations (i.e. so-called late licences) available to the licensed premises associated with registered clubs to a maximum of 104 per year.

• The Department should be able to, by order, make such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory, transitional or saving provisions as it considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of, in consequence of or for giving full effect to this Act or any provision of it, or in connection with the coming into operation of any provision of this Act.

Extent	436 pages	ISBN	9780339603639
Size	A4	Price	£38.50
Format	Paperback	Published	17 Dec 2010
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