Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 978
Licences And Licensing, England And Wales
The Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory Easements) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Approved by both Houses of Parliament
Made
at 8.45 a.m. on 22nd September 2022
Laid before Parliament
at 3.00 p.m. on 22nd September 2022
Coming into force
29th September 2022
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(14) of the Business and Planning Act 2020( 1 ).
The Secretary of State considers it reasonable to substitute the date specified in section 172F(10)(d)(i) of the Licensing Act 2003( 2 ), as that Act has effect by virtue of section 11(2) of the Business and Planning Act 2020( 3 ), and the date specified in section 11(13) of the Business and Planning Act 2020( 4 ), with a later date in order to mitigate an effect of coronavirus( 5 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
(2) These Regulations come into force on 29th September 2022.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Modification of premises licences to authorise off-sales for limited period: temporary extension
2. —(1) In section 11(13) of the Business and Planning Act 2020(modification of premises licences to authorise off-sales for limited period: expiry date)( 6 ), for “2022” substitute “2023” .
(2) In section 172F(10)(d)(i) of the Licensing Act 2003 (authorisation of off-sales for a limited period)( 7 ), as that Act has effect by virtue of section 11(2) of the Business and Planning Act 2020, for “2022” substitute “2023” .
Jeremy Quin
Minister of State
Home Office
At 8.45 a.m. on 22nd September 2022
Section 11(2) of the Business and Planning Act 2020 modifies Part 9 of the Licensing Act 2003 so that it has effect as if, after section 172E, there were inserted sections 172F to 172L, for a limited period.
The date specified in those sections is 30 September 2022 pursuant to S.I. 2021/1049 .
“ ” has the meaning given by section 11(15) of the Business and Planning Act 2020.
Section 11(13) was amended by S.I. 2021/1049 .
Section 172F(10)(d)(i) was amended by S.I. 2021/1049 .