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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I INTRODUCTORY

    1. 1.Title and commencement

    2. 2.Interpretation

  3. PART II REGISTRATION OF CLUBS

    1. 3.Restriction on supply, etc., of intoxicating liquor on the premises of a club

    2. 4.Clubs which may be registered

    3. Grant of registration

      1. 5.Grant of registration

      2. 6.Issue and duration of certificates of registration

    4. Renewal of registration

      1. 7.Renewal of registration

      2. 8.Renewal of registration by a court

      3. 9.Power to renew registration out of time

      4. 10.Continuance of registration pending determination of appeal

      5. 11.Duration of renewed certificates of registration

    5. Continuance of club in temporary premises

      1. 12.Continuance of club in temporary premises

    6. Cancellation of registration

      1. 13.Cancellation of registration

      2. 14.Continuance of registration pending determination of appeal against cancellation

      3. 15.Disqualification of premises on refusal of renewal or cancellation of registration

    7. Register and proof of certificate of registration

      1. 16.Register of clubs

      2. 17.Inspection of register

      3. 18.Returns to Department

      4. 19.Register of clubs to be evidence

      5. 20.Proof, etc., of certificates of registration

      6. 21.Effect of registration

  4. PART III PERMITTED HOURS

    1. Prohibition of supply, etc., of intoxicating liquor outside permitted hours

      1. 22.Prohibition of supply, etc., of intoxicating liquor outside permitted hours

      2. 23.Closing of bar outside permitted hours

      3. 24.General permitted hours

    2. Exception

      1. 25.Consumption after permitted hours of liquor supplied during those hours

    3. Special occasion authorisations

      1. 26.Authorisations for special occasions

    4. Miscellaneous

      1. 27.Defence in respect of consumption of intoxicating liquor by certain persons outside permitted hours

  5. PART IV CONDUCT OF REGISTERED CLUBS

    1. 28.Unlawful supply and consumption, etc., in registered clubs

    2. 29.Unauthorised persons in certain parts of club premises

    3. 30.Functions in registered clubs

    4. 31.Misconduct of registered clubs

    5. 31A.Irresponsible drinks promotions

    6. Special provisions with respect to young persons

      1. 32.Young persons prohibited from bars

      2. 33.Children's certificates

      3. 34.Supply, etc., of intoxicating liquor to young persons

      4. 34A.Duty to display notice relating to age

    7. Preservation of order

      1. 35.Drunkenness in registered clubs

      2. 36.Procuring drink for drunken person

      3. 37.Power to exclude drunken persons, etc., from registered clubs

    8. Miscellaneous

      1. 38.Restrictions on advertisements relating to functions in registered clubs

      2. 39.Admission of visiting teams, etc.

      3. 40.Accounts of registered clubs, etc.

      4. 41.Notification of alteration of rules, etc., of registered clubs

  6. PART 4A CLOSURE OF PREMISES OF REGISTERED CLUBS

    1. Closure of premises of registered clubs in an identified district

      1. 41A.Orders to close premises of registered clubs in district experiencing disorder

    2. Closure of identified premises of registered clubs

      1. 41B.Closure orders for identified premises of registered clubs

      2. 41C.Extension of closure order

      3. 41D.Cancellation of closure order

      4. 41E.Application to court of summary jurisdiction by police

      5. 41F.Consideration of closure order by court of summary jurisdiction

      6. 41G.Appeal from decision of court of summary jurisdiction

      7. 41H.Enforcement of closure order

      8. 41I.Exemption of police from liability for damages

    3. Interpretation

      1. 41J.Interpretation of Part 4A

  7. PART V MISCELLANEOUS

    1. Inspection and rights of entry

      1. 42.Provision for inspection and rights of entry

    2. Legal proceedings

      1. 43.Penalty points to be attributed to an offence

      2. 44.Endorsement of certificates of registration

      3. 45.Suspension of registration for repeated offences

      4. 46.Disqualification of premises on conviction of offence

      5. 47.Proof of consumption of intoxicating liquor

      6. 48.Appeals

      7. 49.Procedure in connection with suspension, cancellation and disqualification

      8. 50.Proceedings against clubs

    3. Supplemental

      1. 51.Exemptions

      2. 52.Modifications of Schedules, amendments, transitional and saving provisions and repeals

  8. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PROVISIONS TO BE INCLUDED IN RULES OF CLUB

      1. 1.The business and affairs of the club shall be under the management of a committee...

      2. 2.Elections to the committee or governing body shall be held annually and, if all the...

      3. 3.The committee or governing body shall hold periodical meetings.

      4. 4.The names and address of persons proposed as ordinary members of the club shall be...

      5. 5.All members of a club shall be elected by the whole body of members having...

      6. 6.If persons are elected as members by a procedure which does not comply with paragraph...

      7. 7.Persons shall not be admitted in such numbers to membership not carrying rights of voting...

      8. 8.No persons shall be allowed to become honorary members of the club or be relieved...

      9. 9.There shall be a defined subscription payable by members on election and thereafter annually by...

      10. 10.An alphabetical list of the names and addresses of every official and member of the...

      11. 11.The same person, except where that person is a parent, spouse, civil partner or child...

      12. 12.A guest of a member shall not be admitted to the club premises except in...

      13. 13.A person, on payment of a fee to a sporting club in respect of any...

      14. 14.A member shall be responsible for his guest strictly observing the rules and shall not...

      15. 15.No official, and no manager or servant employed in the club, shall have any personal...

      16. 16.No person shall be paid at the expense of the club any commission, percentage or...

      17. 17.No person shall, directly or indirectly, derive any pecuniary benefit from the supply of intoxicating...

      18. 18.Intoxicating liquor shall not be supplied for consumption outside the premises of the club.

      19. 19.The date of the end of the financial year of the club.

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      APPLICATIONS FOR THE GRANT OF REGISTRATION

      1. 1.(1) The secretary of a club which intends to make an application for the grant...

      2. 2.(1) The notices mentioned in paragraph 1 shall be in such form and shall contain...

      3. 3.The sub-divisional commander mentioned in paragraph 1(1)(a)(i), the district council mentioned in paragraph 1(1)(a)(ii) or...

      4. 4.A person intending to object under paragraph 3 shall, not less than 1 week before...

      5. 5.The secretary of a club which intends to make an application for a children's certificate...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      APPLICATIONS FOR THE RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION

      1. PART I GENERAL PROCEDURE

        1. 1.The Department shall, during the month of January in each year, cause notice that registrations...

        2. 2.The Department of Justice shall, not less than 6 weeks before the renewal date, cause...

        3. 3.The secretary of a club which intends to make an application for the renewal of...

        4. 4.(1) The notices mentioned in paragraph 3 shall be in such form and shall contain...

        5. 5.The sub-divisional commander mentioned in paragraph 3(b)(i), the district council mentioned in paragraph 3(b)(ii) or...

        6. 6.A person intending to object under paragraph 5 shall, not less than 1 week before...

        7. 7.Before the renewal date the applicant shall deposit the certificate of registration with the clerk...

      2. PART II PROCEDURE FOR RENEWALS OUT OF TIME

        1. 8.Part I shall apply in relation to an application under Article 9 for the renewal...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORISATIONS OF CONTINUANCE OF CLUBS IN TEMPORARY PREMISES

      1. 1.In this Schedule “application” means an application for an order authorising the continuance of a...

      2. 2.The secretary of a club which intends to make an application shall, not less than...

      3. 3.The notice mentioned in paragraph 2 shall specify the premises to which the application relates...

      4. 4.The sub-divisional commander upon whom notice is required by paragraph 2 to be served may...

      5. 5.The court may consider the application, notwithstanding that the procedure set out in this Schedule...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

      APPLICATIONS FOR CHILDREN'S CERTIFICATES

      1. 1.In this Schedule “application” means an application for a children's certificate.

      2. 2.The secretary of a club which intends to make an application shall, not less than...

      3. 3.The notice mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be in such form and shall contain such...

      4. 4.The sub-divisional commander mentioned in paragraph 2(a), the district council mentioned in paragraph 2(b) or...

      5. 5.A person intending to object under paragraph 4 shall, not less than 1 week before...

      6. 6.The court may consider the application, notwithstanding that the procedure set out in this Schedule...

    6. SCHEDULE 6

      TABLE OF OFFENCES WITH PENALTY POINTS

      1. PART 1 OFFENCES PUNISHABLE WITH LEVEL 3 FINE ON THE STANDARD SCALE

      2. PART 2 OFFENCES PUNISHABLE WITH LEVEL 4 FINE ON THE STANDARD SCALE

      3. PART 3 OFFENCES PUNISHABLE WITH LEVEL 5 FINE ON THE STANDARD SCALE

    7. Schedule 7—Amendments

    8. SCHEDULE 8

      TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS AND SAVINGS

      1. PART I TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

        1. 1.Notwithstanding the repeal of Articles 7(2) and 10(1) of the Registration of Clubs (Northern Ireland)...

        2. 2.(1) Where, before the date on which this Order comes into operation, a notice of...

      2. PART II SAVINGS

        1. 3.References in any document (whether express or implied) to any statutory provision repealed by this...

        2. 4.The provisions of this Schedule shall have effect without prejudice to section 29 of the...

    9. Schedule 9—Repeals