11 Extension of duration of justices’ licences and canteen licences.E+W
(1)In section 26 of the principal Act (duration of justices’ licences)—
(a)in subsection (1), for paragraphs (a) and (b) there shall be substituted—
“(a)if granted before 5th January 1989, shall be granted to have effect from the time of the grant until 4th April 1989;
(b)if granted after 4th January and before 5th April 1989, shall be granted to have effect from the time of the grant until 4th April 1992; and
(c)if granted after 4th April 1989, shall be granted to have effect from the time of the grant until the expiry of the current licensing period or, if granted in the last three months of that period, until the end of the next licensing period;
but shall be superseded on the coming into force of a licence granted by way of renewal, transfer or removal of it. ”; and
(b)for subsection (5), there shall be substituted the following—
“(5)In this Act “licensing period” means a period of three years beginning with 5th April 1989 or any triennial of that date.”
(2)In section 151 of that Act (duration and renewal of canteen licences)—
(a)in subsection (1), for the words “expire on 4th April next after the date on which it comes into force” there shall be substituted the words—
“(a)if it comes into force before 5th April 1989, expire on 4th April 1989; and
(b)if it comes into force after 4th April 1989, expire at the end of the licensing period which is current when it comes into force.”; and
(b)in subsection (2), for the words “twelve months” there shall be substituted the words “ three years ”.
(3)In sections 133(3) and 142(3) of that Act (duration of suspended licences when restored to full force) for the words from “5th April” to “time” there shall be substituted the words “ the expiry of the licensing period current ”.
(4)In section 201(1) of that Act (interpretation), there shall be inserted at the appropriate place in alphabetical order—
““licensing period” has the meaning assigned to it by section 26(5) of this Act;”.