The Deregulation (Special Hours Certificates) Order 1996
1996 No. 977
DEREGULATION

The Deregulation (Special Hours Certificates) Order 1996

Made
Coming into force in accordance with article 1

Whereas—

(a)
the Secretary of State is of opinion that certain provisions of the Licensing Act 19641 impose burdens affecting persons in the carrying on of a trade, business, profession or otherwise and that by amending the provisions concerned it is possible to remove or reduce the burdens without removing any necessary protection;
(b)

the Secretary of State has consulted such organisation as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by his proposals and such other persons as he considers appropriate;

(c)

it appears to the Secretary of State that it is appropriate, following that consultation, to proceed with the making of this Order;

(d)
a document setting out the Secretary of State’s proposals has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 3 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 19942 and the period for parliamentary consideration under section 4 of that Act has expired;
(e)

the Secretary of State has had regard to representations made during the period;

(f)

a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament with a Statement giving details of such representations and the changes to the Secretary of State’s proposals in the light of those representations;

(g)

a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 1 of the Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994, hereby makes the following Order: