Paragraph 3 Temporary exemption from the requirement to have a licence

After paragraph 1 of schedule 1 insert—

“1A.

(1)

A licensing authority may, on application made to them, exempt the use of premises requiring a licence from the requirement to have such a licence—

(a)

in respect of any particular occasion, or

(b)

during a specified period not exceeding 6 weeks in any period of 12 months.

(2)

The licensing authority may attach conditions to an exemption granted under sub-paragraph (1), and the provisions of Part I of this Act relating to the attaching of conditions to licences apply to the attaching of conditions to exemptions under this subsection.

(3)

A licensing authority may elect not to grant exemptions under sub-paragraph (1) for—

(a)

any premises, or

(b)

for a class or classes of premises.”.