Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014

Valid from 20/10/2014

Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) U.K.

34 U.K. Sections 161 to 166 of the Licensing Act 2003 (closure orders of identified premises) are repealed.

35 (1) Section 167 of that Act (review of premise licence following closure order) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1)(a), for “a closure order has come into force” there is substituted “a magistrates' court has made a closure order under section 80 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, or the Crown Court has made a closure order on appeal under section 84 of that Act,”.

(3) In subsection (1)(b), for the words after “the relevant licensing authority has” there is substituted “ accordingly received a notice under section 80(9) or 84(7) of that Act ”.

(4) In subsection (4)(a), for the words after “notice of” there is substituted “ the review and of the order mentioned in subsection (1)(a) ”.

(5) In subsection (5)(a), for the words after “to consider” there is substituted “ the order mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and any relevant representations; ”.

36 U.K. In section 168 of that Act (provisions about decisions under section 167), in subsections (3)(b) and (6)(b), for the words after “the premises to which the licence relates” there is substituted “ are closed at the time of the decision by virtue of an closure order made under section 80 or 84 of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 ”.

37 U.K. Section 169 of that Act (enforcement of closure order) is repealed.

38 (1) Section 170 of that Act (exemption of police from liability for damages) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (1) the words “of his functions in relation to a closure order or any extension of it or” are omitted.

(3) Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) is omitted.

39 (1) Section 171 of that Act (interpretation of Part 8) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In subsection (2), for “Relevant premises” there is substituted “ Premises ”.

(3) In subsection (3) the word “relevant” is omitted.

(4) In subsection (5)—

(a) in the definition of “appropriate person” the word “relevant” is omitted;

(b) the definitions of “closure order”, “extension”, “relevant magistrates' court”, “relevant premises”, “responsible senior police officer” and “senior police officer” are omitted.

40 U.K. In Schedule 3 to that Act (matters to be entered in licensing register), for the words after “any notice given to it under” in paragraph (z) there is substituted “ section 80(9) or 84(7) of the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (notification by court of closure order) ”.