# The Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse) Act 1997 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force sections 1 to 3 of the Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse) Act 1997 on 1st May 1998. Section 4 came into force on Royal Assent (21st March 1997).
Article 3 makes transitional provision so that the powers conferred on courts by sections 1(5) and 2(5) to revoke licences as a consequence of conviction for an offence only apply to offences committed after commencement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1009/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-entertainments-licences-drug-misuse-act-1997-commencement-and-transitional-provisions-order-1998/note
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