The Deregulation (Special Hours Certificates) Order 1996

Statutory Instruments

1996 No. 977

DEREGULATION

The Deregulation (Special Hours Certificates) Order 1996

Made

25th March 1996

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

Whereas—

(a) the Secretary of State is of opinion that certain provisions of the Licensing Act 1964(1) 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 1994(2) 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:

(1)

1964 c. 26.

(2)

1994 c. 40.