HC Deb 27 July 1976 vol 916 c578

Sunday restriction orders

13. Where on a complaint being made to a licensing hoard by any person mentioned in section 17(1) of this Act, the hoard is satisfied that the use of licensed premises is the cause of undue disturbance or public nuisance having regard to the way of life in the community in the locality on a Sunday, the board may make an order (in this Part of this Schedule referred to as a "Sunday restriction order"), and the effect of the Sunday restriction order is that there shall be no permitted hours on Sunday for such period as may be specified in the order or that the permitted hours on Sunday shall be reduced by such time and for such period as may be so specified.

14. The provisions of subsections (4) to (6) of section 33 of this Act shall, with any necessary modifications apply in relation to a Sunday restriction order as they apply in relation to the suspension of a licence.

15. The licensing board may make a Sunday restriction order in relation to individual premises or in relation to a group of premises in respect of which the same type of licence is held.

16. Subsections (4) to (8) of section 65 of this Act shall apply in relation to a Sunday restriction order as they apply in relation to a restriction order under that section.'.—[Mr. Milian.]

Brought up, and read the First and Second time.

Amendment proposed to the proposed schedule, (a) in paragraph 6 after 'locality', insert 'or is opposed by the residents of the locality'.—[Mr. Teddy Taylor].

Amendment to the proposed schedule negatived.

Schedule agreed to and added to the Bill.

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