{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-72",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008/article-72.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/2008/1216",
  "legislation_title": "The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-northern-ireland-order-2008",
  "path": "article/72",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "72",
  "heading": "Interpretation of Articles 68 to 71",
  "text": "In Articles 68 to 71—\n“council” means a district council;\n“designated public place” has the meaning given by Article 70(1);\n“ guest house ”, “hotel”, “intoxicating liquor”, “licensed premises” , “occasional licence”, “public transport premises” and “restaurant” have the same meanings as in the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 22);\n“pavement café licence”, “public area” and “temporary furniture” have the same meanings as in the Licensing of Pavement Cafés Act (Northern Ireland) 2014;\n“public place” means any place to which the public or any section of the public has access, on payment or otherwise, as of right or by virtue of express or implied permission\n“registered club” has the same meaning as in the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI 23).",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in art. 72 inserted (1.10.2016) by Licensing of Pavement Cafs Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 9), s. 32(1), Sch. para. 5(2)(a); S.R. 2016/126, art. 2 (but this amendment cannot take effect until the commencement of S.I. 2008/1216, art. 72)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 72 substituted (1.10.2016) by Licensing of Pavement Cafs Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 9), s. 32(1), Sch. para. 5(2)(b); S.R. 2016/126, art. 2 (but this amendment cannot take effect until the commencement of S.I. 2008/1216, art. 72)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in art. 72 inserted (1.10.2016) by Licensing of Pavement Cafs Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 9), s. 32(1), Sch. para. 5(3); S.R. 2016/126, art. 2 (but this amendment cannot take effect until the commencement of S.I. 2008/1216, art. 72)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2008/1216/article/72",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:39:03.144833+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}