Paragraph 32
England and Wales
The proceedings at a community meeting shall not commence earlier than 6 o’clock in the evening.
A community meeting shall not be held in F1premises which at the time of the meeting may, by virtue of a premises licence or temporary event notice under the Licensing Act 2003, be used for the supply of alcohol (within the meaning of section 14 of that Act) , except in cases where no other suitable room is available for such a meeting either free of charge or at a reasonable cost.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in Sch. 12 para. 32(2) substituted (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17), ss. 198, 201(2), Sch. 6 para. 61(3)(b) (with ss. 2(3), 15(2), 195); S.I. 2005/3056, art. 2(2)
Notes on Schedule 12
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 12 modified (5.11.2008) by The Local Elections (Ordinary Day of Elections in 2009) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2857), art. 6
- C2
Sch. 12 excluded by Local Government Act 1985 (c. 51, SIF 81:1), ss. 1, 86(9)
- C3
Sch. 12 modified by S.I. 1987/2110, art. 2(2), Sch. 1 para. 2(4)
- C4
Sch. 12 applied with modifications by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 81:1), s. 160(2)
Sch. 12: power conferred to make provisions about matters of the kind dealt with in this Schedule (1.9.1997) by 1997 c. 50, s. 44(1), Sch. 4(a)(ii); S.I. 1997/1930, art. 2(1)(2)(m)
- C5
Sch. 12 modified (E.) (7.9.2013) by The Local Elections (Ordinary Day of Elections in 2014) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/2277), arts. 1(1), 5
- C6
Sch. 12 modified (E.) (4.4.2020) by The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/392), regs. 1, 6 (with reg. 2(4))
- C7
Sch. 12 modified (W.) (22.4.2020) by The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/442), regs. 1(3), 7
- C8
Sch. 12 modified (W.) (22.4.2020) by The Local Authorities (Coronavirus) (Meetings) (Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/442), regs. 1(3), 6
- C9
Sch. 12 modified (E.) (4.4.2020) by The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/392), regs. 1, 6 (with reg. 2(4)) (as amended (1.8.2020) by The Local Authorities and Police and Crime Panels (Coronavirus) (Flexibility of Local Authority and Police and Crime Panel Meetings) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/808), regs. 1, 2(3))
- C10
Sch. 12 applied (5.10.2026) by The Surrey (Structural Changes) (Pensions etc.) Order 2026 (S.I. 2026/1011), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 2(11) (with Sch. para. 10)