The Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025

• Citation: S.I. 2025/562
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2025 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

(2) In this Order—

“ celebration period ” means the period beginning with 8th May 2025 and ending with 9th May 2025; and

“ specified times ” means the period beginning at 11 p.m. on 8th May 2025 and ending at 1 a.m. on 9th May 2025.

(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Section 2 Licensing Hours

(1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), premises licences and club premises certificates to which paragraph (2) 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 .

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

(3) The opening hours are not to be treated by virtue of paragraph (1) 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,

(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, or

(c) the provision of regulated entertainment .

(4) 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 paragraph (1) 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.