LICENSING ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 31 Consent required for certain alterations to premises.

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LICENSING ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 31

Consent required for certain alterations to premises.

31.(1) An alteration shall not be made to premises for which a licence is in
force if the alteration

(a)gives increased facilities for drinking in a public or common part of the
premises;

(b)adds to the premises a public or common part in which intoxicating liquor
is sold, or substitutes one such part for another; or

(c)conceals from observation a public or common part of the premises in which
intoxicating liquor is sold; or

(d)affects the means of passage between the public part of the premises where
intoxicating liquor is sold and the remainder of the premises or any road or
other public place,

(i)an application under this section has been made by the holder of the
licence to a county court and the court has made an order consenting to the
alteration; or

(ii)the alteration is required by order of some lawful authority and, before
the alteration is made, notice of the requirement is served by the holder of
the licence on the clerk of petty sessions for the petty sessions district in
which the premises are situated.

(2) The procedure for applications under subsection (1)(i) is set out in Part
I of Schedule 8, and Part II of that Schedule shall have effect in relation to
notices under subsection (1)(ii).

(3) If any alteration such as is mentioned in subsection (1) is made to
premises otherwise than in accordance with an order of the county court or an
order of some lawful authority, a court of summary jurisdiction may order the
holder of the licence to restore, as far as is practicable, the premises to
their original condition within a period fixed by the order.

(4) The period fixed by an order under subsection (3) may be extended by order
of a court of summary jurisdiction on the application of the holder of the
licence.

(5) If subsection (1)(ii) is not complied with, the holder of the licence
shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a
fine not exceeding #20.

(6) If the holder of the licence makes default in complying with an order
under subsection (3), he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on
summary conviction to a fine not exceeding #100 for every day on which the
default continues after the expiration of the period fixed by the order, or
any extended period.

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LICENSING ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 31