Policing and Crime Act 2017

142 Late night levy requirements

(1) Section 125 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (late night levy requirement) is amended as follows.

(2) For subsections (1) and (2) substitute—

“(1) In this Chapter, “a late night levy requirement” means a requirement to pay a late night levy in accordance with this Chapter.

(2) A licensing authority may decide that a late night levy requirement is to apply in its area or in a part of its area in respect of—

(a) relevant late night alcohol authorisations relating to premises in the area or the part, or

(b) relevant late night alcohol authorisations and relevant late night refreshment authorisations relating to premises in the area or the part.

(2A) Accordingly, references in this Chapter to a late night authorisation to which a late night levy requirement relates are references to any relevant late night alcohol authorisation or relevant late night refreshment authorisation in respect of which the late night levy requirement applies.

(2B) A licensing authority may decide under subsection (2) that different late night levy requirements are to apply in different parts of its area.”

(3) In subsection (3)(a), after “supply of alcohol” insert “or late night refreshment”.

(4) Omit subsection (4).

(5) Schedule 18 makes further amendments of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (late night levy).