Part III Permitted Hours
General provisions as to permitted hours
62 Permitted hours in clubs.
F1(1)
The permitted hours in premises in respect of which a club is registered shall be—
F2(a)
on days other than Christmas Day, the general licensing hours;
(b)
on F3Christmas Day,, the hours fixed by or under the rules of the club in accordance with the following conditions—
(i)
the hours fixed shall not be longer than F4six and a half hours and shall not begin earlier than twelve noon nor end later than half past ten in the evening;
(ii)
there shall be a break in the afternoon of not less than two hours which shall include the hours from three to five; and
(iii)
there shall not be more than three and a half hours after five.
(2)
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(3)
Written notice (signed by the chairman or secretary of the club) of the hours F6on Christmas Day fixed as the permitted hours for any club premises by or under the rules of the club shall be given to the F7designated officer for the justices in the local justice area in which the premises are; and no decision fixing those hours shall be effective until notice is so given, but the hours previously fixed and notified, if any, shall continue to apply.