The Licensing Act 2003 (Platinum Jubilee Licensing Hours) Order 2022

Made: 3rd May 2022

Coming into force: 4th May 2022

In accordance with section 197(4)[^f00002] of the Licensing Act 2003, a draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament, and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.

Citation, commencement and interpretation and extent

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Licensing Act 2003 (Platinum Jubilee Licensing Hours) Order 2022 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

• (2) In this Order—

• “the celebration period” means the period beginning with 2nd June 2022 and ending with 5th June 2022, and

• “specified times” means the periods of 2 hours beginning at 11.00 p.m. on each of the 2nd June 2022, 3rd June 2022 and 4th June 2022.

• (3) This Order extends to England and Wales.

Licensing hours

2

• (1) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), premises licenses and club premises certificates to which paragraph (2) applies have effect (to the extent that it is not already the case) during the celebration period as if the specified times were included in the opening hours[^f00003].

• (2) This paragraph applies to premises licences and club premises certificates by virtue of which the opening hours immediately precede or continue into the specified times.

• (3) The opening hours are not by virtue of paragraph (1) to be treated as including the specified times insofar as they relate to the use of the premises for—

• (a) the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption off the premises, or

• (b) the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to, or to the order of, a member of the club for consumption off the premises.

• (4) In relation to the use of premises for the provision of late night refreshment[^f00004], the opening hours are only to be treated by virtue of paragraph (1) as including the specified times if the premises may also be used at those times for—

• (a) the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption on the premises, or

• (b) the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to, or to the order of, a member of the club for consumption on the premises.

Signed

Kit Malthouse — Minister of State — Home Office — 3rd May 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides for the extension of licensing hours for licensed premises and clubs on Her Majesty The Queen’s Jubilee extended weekend between 2nd and 5th June 2022.

In particular, article 2 makes provision for any licensed premises or clubs which would normally be open for licensed activities until or after 11.00 p.m. (but closed before 1.00 a.m.) to remain open until 1am. This extension only applies to on-site consumption and sales and late night food premises may only remain open if they are also licensed to sell or supply alcohol for consumption on the premises.

A full regulatory impact of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business, the voluntary sector, and the public sector is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on www.legislation.gov.uk and is also available from the Home Office, 2 Marsham Street, SW1P 4DF.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 c. 17.

[^f00002]: Amendments have been made to section 197 of the Licensing Act 2003 which are not relevant to this Order. There are prospective amendments to the Licensing Act 2003 which are also not relevant to this Order.

[^f00003]: “opening hours” is defined in section 172(5) of the Licensing Act 2003.

[^f00004]: “late night refreshment” is defined in paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 2 to the Licensing Act 2003; paragraph 1(1) was amended by section 71 of the Deregulation Act 2015 (c. 20).