{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-171",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984/rule-171.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/1984/225",
  "legislation_title": "Magistrates’ Courts Rules (Northern Ireland) 1984",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/magistrates-courts-rules-northern-ireland-1984",
  "path": "rule/171",
  "kind": "rule",
  "number": "171",
  "heading": "[ Application for the closure of licensed premises and premises of registered clubs",
  "text": "(1) An application under Article 41A of the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 or Article 69A of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 shall be made in writing and shall specify—\n(a) the name and address of the premises in respect of which the order is sought;\n(b) the grounds for seeking the order, in particular details of the disorder or expected disorder;\n(c) the period for which the order is sought,\nand shall attach any relevant evidence.\n(2) The application under paragraph (1) shall be served by the applicant on the clerk of petty sessions.\n(3) Where a hearing is directed, the clerk of petty sessions shall fix a date for the hearing of the application and notify the applicant of the time and place of the hearing.\n(4) The clerk of petty sessions shall, as soon as practicable, after the determination of a hearing under paragraph (3), notify the applicant of the decision.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Rules 171 – 173 inserted by S.R. 2012 No. 415 with effect from 20.12.12"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1984/225/rule/171",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:32:12.928261+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."
}