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Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021

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37.  In Article 32 of the Registration of Clubs Order (young persons prohibited from bars), after paragraph (3) insert—

(3A) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply with respect to a person under the age of 18 who is in a part of club premises as mentioned in paragraph (1) in the evening at any time after 9 if—

(a)a private function is being held in that part of the club premises (and, accordingly, other members or guests of other members do not have access to that part of the premises while the function is being held);

(b)the person under 18 is attending the function in the company either of a parent of that person or of a parent of another person who is under 18 and attending the function;

(c)a meal consisting of at least a main course is being served at the function; and

(d)the person under 18 does not consume any part of the meal at a counter or structure which is being used wholly or mainly as a bar.

(3B) In its application to a sporting club, paragraph (3A) has effect as if the reference to any time after 9 were a reference to any time after 10.

(3C) In paragraph (3A), “parent”, in relation to a person under the age of 18, includes any individual who—

(a)has parental responsibility for that person (within the meaning of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995), or

(b)has care for that person..

Commencement Information

I1S. 37 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 47(2)

I2S. 37 in operation at 6.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/63, art. 2, Sch.

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