What this covers
Why you need it
The power to require it comes from Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, Northern Ireland primary legislation made by Order in Council.
What the Order carries
What our graph holds for Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 as a whole — the Order behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
- Duties on businesses
- 52
- Penalties
- 51
- Exemptions
- 15
Duties on businesses under the Order
- Sell intoxicating liquor without a licence s.3
- Fail to notify licence authority of director change s.4
- Unauthorised sale of alcohol in restricted premises s.5
- Fail to comply with licence alteration order s.8
- Sell intoxicating liquor outside permitted function or off‑premises s.30
- Fail to give required notice of alteration to clerk of petty sessions s.31
… and 46 more business duties in the same Order.
What happens if you get it wrong
- Fail to comply with licence alteration order 6 months imprisonment
- Open licensed premises in breach of a closure order 6 months imprisonment
- Open premises in breach of a court closure order 6 months imprisonment
- Sell alcohol while licence is suspended 6 months imprisonment
- Sell intoxicating liquor without a licence 6 months imprisonment
… and 46 more penalties in the same Order.
Exemptions that may take you outside it
- Alcohol consumption allowed in licensed pavement café areas — The business must be a hotel, restaurant, guest house with a restaurant, or public transport refreshment room, and the pavement …
- Alcohol sales exemption for confectionery and specific professional uses — Alcohol in confectionery (max 200ml/kg and 42.5g per piece), medical/scientific wholesale by chemists, or hospitality training meals
- Alcohol sales exemption for international vessels, aircraft, and trains — Alcohol sold to passengers for on-board consumption on international vessels (during navigation or 1.5 hours before departure), aircraft in flight, …
- Drinking-up time and resident exemptions from alcohol hours — Within 60 minutes of closing; or alcohol served to a resident of the premises
- Exemption for remote alcohol sales by licensed off-trade businesses — Alcohol is sold otherwise than in person (remote sales) and dispatched from premises in Northern Ireland already licensed for off-sales …
… and 10 more exemptions in the same Order.
Read our full dossier on Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
Who issues it
This one does not go to your council. It is issued by Northern Ireland Executive.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.