UNITED KINGDOM STATUTORY INSTRUMENT
1999 No. 2137
DEREGULATION
The Deregulation (Millennium Licensing) Order 1999
Made 28th July 1999
Coming into force 29th July 1999
Whereas:
(a) the Secretary of State is of the opinion that certain provisions of the Licensing Act 1964and which are the subject of this Order impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending or repealing the provisions concerned and by making certain other provision it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens without removing any necessary protection;
(b) he has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;
(c) it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;
(d) a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament as required by section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994and the period for Parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;
(e) the Secretary of State has had regard to the representations made during that period;
(f) a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a statement giving details of those representations and the changes to the Secretary of State’s proposals in the light of those representations;
(g) a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order:
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1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Deregulation (Millennium Licensing) Order 1999 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Amendments to the Licensing Act 1964
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After section 83 of the Licensing Act 1964 (supplementary...
2.—(1) After section 83 of the Licensing Act 1964 (supplementary provisions as to special hours certificates) there shall be inserted the following section–
“Millennium licensing hours(83A) Millennium licensing hoursSchedule 8B to this Act shall have effect in relation to the permitted hours on 31st December 1999 in–(a) licensed premises, other than premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises only; and(b) premises in respect of which a club is registered.”.
(2) In section 156 of that Act (permitted hours in licensed canteens) there shall be added at the end the following subsection–
“4 Paragraph 1 of Schedule 8B to this Act shall apply in relation to a licensed canteen as it applies in relation to premises in respect of which a justices' on-licence is in force.”.
(3) In section 156A of that Act (restriction orders in respect of licensed canteens), after “67C of” there shall be inserted “and paragraphs 2 to 5 of Schedule 8B to”.
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After Schedule 8A to the Licensing Act 1964 there shall be...
3. After Schedule 8A to the Licensing Act 1964there shall be inserted the following Schedule–
“SCHEDULE 8B
Section 83A
MILLENNIUM LICENSING HOURS
Millennium licensing hours
(1)
(1) (1) The Millennium licensing hours shall (subject to any Millennium restriction order) be added to the permitted hours in–
(a) licensed premises, other than premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises only; and
(b) premises in respect of which a club is registered.
(2)
(2) The Millennium licensing hours are the period between–
(a) the end of the permitted hours in the premises on 31st December 1999; and
(b) the beginning of the permitted hours in the premises on the following day (or, if there are no permitted hours in the premises on that day, midnight on 31st December 1999).
(3)
(3) If there are no permitted hours in the premises on 31st December 1999, there are no Millennium licensing hours in those premises.
(4)
(4) In determining for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2) above when any permitted hours end or begin, this paragraph and any Millennium restriction order shall be disregarded (but anything which for the time being adds to or restricts the permitted hours by virtue of any other provision of this Act, including section 68 or 70, shall be taken into account).
(5)
(5) Hours which–
(a) are comprised in the permitted hours for limited purposes by virtue of section 68 or 70 of this Act; and
(b) fall immediately before hours added by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above,
shall be added to the...
