Annual publication of the number of licencesN.I.
24.—(1) The Department for Communities must, as soon as reasonably practicable after the beginning of each year, publish a statement of each of the following as at 31st December in the previous year—
(a)the number of licences in force for premises of a kind mentioned in Article 5(1)(a) of the Licensing Order;
(b)the number of licences in force for premises of a kind mentioned in Article 5(1)(b) of the Licensing Order;
(c)the number of premises of a kind mentioned in Article 5(1)(a) of the Licensing Order in each district electoral area or, if the Department considers that it is feasible to reckon the number of such premises by reference to smaller areas, in each of those areas;
(d)the trends which may be observed from the numbers referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).
(2) In subsection (1), “licences” and “premises” each have the same meaning as in the Licensing Order.
Commencement Information
I1S. 24 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 47(2)
I2S. 24 in operation at 1.10.2021 by S.R. 2021/247, art. 2, Sch.