The Licensing Act 2003 (Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Licensing Hours) Order 2016

• Citation: S.I. 2016/591
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Licensing Act 2003 (Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Licensing Hours) Order 2016 and comes into force on the day after it is made.

Section 2 Citation, commencement and interpretation

In this Order—

(a) “the celebration period” means the period beginning with 10th June 2016 and ending with 12th June 2016; and

(b) “specified times” means the periods of 2 hours beginning at 11pm on each of the 10th June and 11th June 2016.

Section 3 Licensing hours

Subject to articles 5 and 6, premises licences and club premises certificates to which article 4 applies have effect (to the extent that it is not already the case) during the celebration period as if the specified times were included in the opening hours .

Section 4 Licensing hours

This article applies to premises licences and club premises certificates by virtue of which the opening hours immediately precede or continue into the specified times.

Section 5 Licensing hours

The opening hours are not by virtue of article 3 to be treated as including the specified times insofar as they relate to the use of premises for—

(a) the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption off the premises, or

(b) the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to, or to the order of, a member of the club for consumption off the premises.

Section 6 Licensing hours

In relation to the use of premises for the provision of late night refreshment, the opening hours are only to be treated by virtue of article 3 as including the specified times if the premises may also be used at those times for—

(a) the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption on the premises, or

(b) the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to, or to the order of, a member of the club for consumption on the premises.