Explanatory note

This Order excludes the application of Part I of the Shops Act 1950, which concerns hours of closing, from any shops situated in the terminal area of the Channel Tunnel system at Cheriton, and from any sales, effected otherwise than at a shop, in the course of retail trade or business at a shop in that area (article 3).

The Order also disapplies section 59 of the Licensing Act 1964 from certain premises at the terminal area mentioned above (article 4).

The deposited plan referred to in article 4 can be seen between 10.00 and 16.00 hours at the Department of Transport at the address given in article 2 of the Order. At the Eurotunnel Customer Service Centre at Cheriton Parc, St. Martin’s Plain, Cheriton, Folkestone, a certified duplicate of that plan is deposited and can be inspected during normal office hours.