Article 69J Interpretation of Part 4AF1

This Article has effect for the purposes of this Part.

Licensed premises are open if a person who is not within paragraph (3) enters the premises and that person consumes, buys or is otherwise supplied with food or intoxicating liquor.

A person is within this paragraph if the person is—

The following expressions have the meanings given—

• “closure order” has the meaning given in Article 69B(2);

• “extension”, in relation to a closure order, means an extension of the order under Article 69C;

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• “responsible senior police officer”, in relation to a closure order, means—

  1. (a)

     the senior police officer who made the order, or

  2. (b)

     if another senior police officer is designated for the purpose by the district commander for the police district in which the premises are situated, that other officer;

• “senior police officer” means a police officer of, or above, the rank of inspector.