Paragraph 11 Entry to investigate licensing offencesF1

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

Sch. 2A para. 17A inserted by Offensive Weapons Act 2019 s. 12(6)
Sch. 2A para. 8(2) omitted by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 15 para. 3(3)(a)
Sch. 2A para. 8(3) words omitted by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 15 para. 3(3)(b)
Sch. 2A para. 8(4) words omitted by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 15 para. 3(3)(b)
Sch. 2A para. 8(5) words omitted by Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026 Sch. 15 para. 3(3)(b)

(1)

A CSO shall have the powers of a constable under Article 71(1)(b) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 to enter and inspect premises.

(2)

Except as mentioned in sub-paragraph (3), a CSO shall not, in exercise of the power conferred by sub-paragraph (1), enter any premises except in the company, and under the supervision, of a constable.

(3)

The prohibition in sub-paragraph (2) does not apply in relation to premises in respect of which the CSO reasonably believes that a licence under the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 authorises the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Sch. 2A inserted (22.4.2007 for the insertion of Sch. 2A paras. 2, 6, 7, 10, 13, 15, 18) by The Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/912 (N.I. 6)), arts. 1(3), 7(8), Sch. 5