# The Licensing Act 2003 (Victory in Europe Day Licensing Hours) Order 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order is made under section 172 of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) and marks the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on 8th May 2020.
This Order provides for a period during which premises licences and club premises certificates have effect (to the extent that this is not already the case) as if specified times were included in the opening hours under the licence or certificate.
Article 1 of the Order prescribes the specified times as the periods of 2 hours beginning at 11pm on each of 8th May 2020 and 9th May 2020.
Paragraph (2) of article 2 provides that this Order only applies to licences and certificates which authorise licensable activities to be carried on up to or after 11pm on each of those days.
Paragraph (3) of article 2 disapplies this Order to the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption off the premises, and 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.
Paragraph (4) of article 2 permits premises to be used for the provision of late night refreshment at the specified times only if at those times the premises may also be used for the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises.
A full regulatory impact of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector, and the public sector is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk and is also available from the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, SW1P 4DF.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111193143/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-licensing-act-2003-victory-in-europe-day-licensing-hours-order-2020/note
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.