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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-northern-ireland-2016/rule-21",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2016/303",
  "legislation_title": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Miscellaneous Amendments) Rules (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-miscellaneous-amendments-rules-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "rule/21",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "21",
  "heading": "Amendment to the Magistrates’ Courts (Licensing) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997",
  "text": "The Magistrates’ Courts (Licensing) Rules (Northern Ireland) 1997 are amended as follows—\n(1) Omit rule 3(4).\n(2) In rule 4(2), omit “for the petty sessions district in which the premises are situated”.\n(3) In rule 14A—\n(a) omit paragraph (1); and\n(b) in paragraphs (3) and (5) omit “for the petty sessions district in which the indoor arena, in respect of which the application is made, is situated”.\n(4) Omit rule 17(2).\n(5) In the Schedule—\n(a) in Form 1—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”;\n(ii) at the end, for “for the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”; and\n(iii) in paragraph [1] of the “Notes”, omit “ for the district in which the premises are situated”;\n(b) in Form 2—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) for “for the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”;\n(c) in Forms 3, 4 and 5—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”;\n(ii) for “for the Division of”, substitute “sitting at…” in each place where it occurs; and\n(iii) at the end, for “for the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”;\n(d) in Form 6 —\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) at the end, for “of the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”;\n(e) in Form 7—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) at the end, for “for the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”;\n(f) in Form 8—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) at the end, for “of the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”;\n(g) in Form 9—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) at the end, for “for the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”;\n(h) in Form 10—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”;\n(ii) at the end, for “ for the petty sessions district in which the premises are situated”, substitute “at…”; and\n(iii) in paragraph [3] of the “Notes”, omit, from “The application” to the end of the first use of paragraphs (a) and (b);\n(i) in Form 11, in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”;\n(j) in Form 13—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) at the end, for “for the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”;\n(k) in Form 14, at the end, for “for the petty sessions district in which the premises are situated”, substitute “at…”; and\n(l) in Forms 15 to 23—\n(i) in the title, omit “Petty Session District of” and “County Court Division of”; and\n(ii) at the end, for “for the above-named petty sessions district”, substitute “at…”.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.R. 1997 No. 62"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/303/rule/21",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:55:21.934086+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}