Licensing Act 1964 (repealed)

60 Permitted hours in licensed premises.E+W

(1)Subject to the following provisions of this Part of this Act, the permitted hours in licensed premises shall be—

(a)on weekdays, other than Christmas Day or Good Friday, the hours from eleven in the morning to [F1eleven] in the evening, . . . F2; and

(b)on Sundays, Christmas Day and Good Friday, the hours from twelve noon to half past ten in the evening, with a break of [F3four hours beginning at three] in the afternoon.

(2)(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F4

(4)The licensing justices for any licensing district, if satisfied that the requirements of the district make it desirable, may by order modify for the district the hours specified in subsection (1)(a) of this section, [F5so that the permitted hours begin at a time earlier than eleven, but not earlier than ten, in the morning].

(5)In this Act “the general licensing hours” means, in relation to any licensing district, the hours specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of this section, with any modification applying in the district by virtue of [F6subsection] (4) of this section.

(6)In premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises only the permitted hours on weekdays, other than Christmas Day or Good Friday, shall begin at . . . F7 eight in the morning . . . F8

(7)References in this Act to the permitted hours shall, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed in relation to any licensed premises where the permitted hours are restricted by any conditions attached to the licence, as referring to the hours as so restricted.

Textual Amendments