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The Licensing (Irresponsible Drinks Promotions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

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Draft Licensing (Irresponsible Drinks Promotions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 laid before the Assembly under Article 57A(6) of the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, for approval

Licensing

Laid before the Assembly in draft

Made 00th Month 2012

The Department for Social Development makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by Article 57A(1) to (3) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996f1 and now vested in itf2.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 1996/3158 (N.I. 22); Article 57A was inserted by Section 4 of the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c.18 (N.I.))

f2

See Article 8(b) of and Part 11 of Schedule 6 to the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) (S.R. 1999 No. 481)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Prohibition of irresponsible drinks promotion
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Licensing (Irresponsible Drinks Promotions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on [00th Month 2013].

2Prohibition of irresponsible drinks promotion

A holder of a licence or the licence holder’s servant or agent shall not carry on an irresponsible drinks promotion (which involves the supply of unlimited amounts of intoxicating liquor for a fixed charge (including any charge for entry to the premises)) on or in connection with the licensed premises.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on xx Month 2012

(L.S.)

Name

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prohibit a licence holder, or the licence holder’s servant or agent from carrying on an irresponsible drinks promotion (which involves the supply of unlimited amounts of intoxicating liquor for a fixed charge (including any charge for entry to the premises)) on or in connection with the licensed premises. The prohibition applies only to a drinks promotion carried on in relation to intoxicating liquor sold for consumption on the premises.