# The Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Amendment) Order 2026 Draft 2026, ISBN 9780348287042 This Order amends section 107 of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) (“the 2003 Act”). Section 107 requires a licensing authority to issue a counter notice on receipt of a temporary event notice (“TEN”) where certain permitted limits are exceeded. The effect of giving a counter notice is that the proposed event is not authorised to proceed. Article 2 amends section 107(4) and (5) of the 2003 Act to increase the number of TENs which may be given in relation to the same premises in a calendar year without a counter notice being issued from 15 to 20, and the number of days in a calendar year on which a single premises can be used to carry on activities under a TEN from 21 to 26 days. Article 2 also amends section 107(4) and (5) of the 2003 Act to remove spent provisions relating to the 2022 and 2023 calendar years. Those spent provisions were originally inserted by regulation 3 of the Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1049) and so regulation 3 is also removed, by article 4 of this Order. Made under: Licensing Act 2003 (Section 107, Section 197, Contents) PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/draft-licensing-act-2003-permitted-temporary-activities-amendment-order-2026/pdf/ukdsi_9780348287042_en.pdf; UK Draft Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/draft-licensing-act-2003-permitted-temporary-activities-amendment-order-2026/pdf/ukdsiem_9780348287042_en_001.pdf ## Introductory text Draft Order laid before Parliament under section 197(4) of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17), for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament. LICENCES AND LICENSING, ENGLAND AND WALES Made *** Coming into force 1st January 2027 The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 107 (12) and 197 (2) of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”). A draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with section 197 (4) of the 2003 Act. ## 1 Citation, commencement and extent (1) This Order may be cited as the Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Amendment) Order 2026. (2) This Order comes into force on 1st January 2027. (3) This Order extends to England and Wales. ## 2 Temporary event notices: amendment to maximum number of events and days per year In section 107 of the Licensing Act 2003 (counter notice where permitted limits exceeded)— (a) in subsection (4)— (i) for “15”, substitute “20”; (ii) omit “, or, in relation to event periods occurring wholly or partly in 2022 or 2023, at least 20 temporary event notices”; (b) in subsection (5)— (i) for “21”, substitute “26”; (ii) omit “, or, in relation to event periods (or any part of those periods) occurring in 2022 or 2023, more than 26 days”. ## 3 Temporary event notices: consequential amendment to prescribed forms In the Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Notices) Regulations 2005— (a) for the form in Schedule 1, substitute the form in Schedule 1 to this Order; (b) for the form in Schedule 4, substitute the form in Schedule 2 to this Order. ## 4 Amendment to the Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 In the Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021, omit regulation 3 (temporary events notices: increase in maximum number of events and days per year for 2022 and 2023). ## Signature [Name TBC] [Job title TBC] Home Office ## Schedule 1 Prescribed Form of Temporary Event Notice ## Schedule 2 Prescribed Form of Counter Notice (Permitted Limits) ## Explanatory note (This note is not part of the Order) This Order amends section 107 of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) (“the 2003 Act”). Section 107 requires a licensing authority to issue a counter notice on receipt of a temporary event notice (“TEN”) where certain permitted limits are exceeded. The effect of giving a counter notice is that the proposed event is not authorised to proceed. Article 2 amends section 107(4) and (5) of the 2003 Act to increase the number of TENs which may be given in relation to the same premises in a calendar year without a counter notice being issued from 15 to 20, and the number of days in a calendar year on which a single premises can be used to carry on activities under a TEN from 21 to 26 days. Article 2 also amends section 107(4) and (5) of the 2003 Act to remove spent provisions relating to the 2022 and 2023 calendar years. Those spent provisions were originally inserted by regulation 3 of the Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/1049) and so regulation 3 is also removed, by article 4 of this Order. Article 3 makes consequential amendments to the Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Notices) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2918) to replace the forms for a TEN and counter notice prescribed respectively in Schedules 1 and 4 to those Regulations, reflecting the increased TEN entitlement. A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2026/9780348287042 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-licensing-act-2003-permitted-temporary-activities-amendment-order-2026 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.