{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-clubs-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-41B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-clubs-northern-ireland-order-1996/article-41B.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1996/3159",
  "legislation_title": "The Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1996",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/registration-of-clubs-northern-ireland-order-1996",
  "path": "article/41B",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "41B",
  "heading": "Closure orders for identified premises of registered clubs",
  "text": "(1) A senior police officer may make a closure order in relation to the premises of any registered club if that officer reasonably believes that there is disorder on, or in the vicinity of and related to, the premises and their closure is necessary in the interests of public safety.\n(2) A closure order is an order under this Article requiring the premises of a registered club to be closed for a period not exceeding 24 hours beginning with the coming into force of the order.\n(3) In determining whether to make a closure order in respect of the premises of a registered club, the senior police officer must have regard, in particular, to the conduct of the registered club and the officials of the club in relation to the disorder or nuisance.\n(4) A closure order must—\n(a) specify the premises of the registered club to which it relates;\n(b) specify the period for which the premises are to be closed;\n(c) specify the grounds on which it is made; and\n(d) state the effect of Articles 41C to 41G.\n(5) A closure order in respect of the premises of a registered club comes into force at the time a constable gives notice of it to the registered club or any official of the club.\n(6) The registered club and every official of the club shall be guilty of an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the club or the official permits the premises of a registered club to be open in contravention of a closure order or any extension of it and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 4A inserted (10.12.2012) by Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c. 18), ss. 7, 18; S.R. 2012/420, art. 2, Sch."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1996/3159/article/41B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:41:33.704280+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."
}