Statutory Instruments
2025 No. 793
LICENCES AND LICENSING, ENGLAND AND WALES
The Licensing Act 2003 (UEFA Women’s European Football Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2025
Made
2nd July 2025
Coming into force
3rd July 2025
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 172(1) and (3)(c) and 197(2)(b) of the Licensing Act 2003(1).
The Secretary of State considers that the celebration period in relation to which this Order is made marks an occasion of exceptional national significance.
The Secretary of State has consulted such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in accordance with section 172(4) of the Licensing Act 2003.
In accordance with section 197(4)(2) of the Licensing Act 2003, a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation, commencement, interpretation and extent
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Licensing Act 2003 (UEFA Women’s European Football Championship Licensing Hours) Order 2025(3) and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order—
“ celebration period ” means the period beginning with 22nd July 2025 and ending with 28th July 2025;
“ home nation team ” means a women’s senior football team representing England or Wales;
“ tournament ” means the 2025 UEFA European Women’s Championship( 4 ) football competition held in Switzerland.
(3) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Specified times
2. For the purposes of article 3, the “specified times” are—
(a)the period of two hours beginning at 11 p.m. on the day of the tournament semi-final match, which is scheduled to take place on 22nd July 2025, provided that a home nation team plays in that match;
(b)the period of two hours beginning at 11 p.m. on the day of the tournament semi-final match, which is scheduled to take place on 23rd July 2025, provided that a home nation team plays in that match; and
(c)the period of two hours beginning at 11 p.m. on the day of the final match of the tournament, which is scheduled to take place on 27th July 2025, provided that a home nation team plays in that match.
Licensing Hours
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), premises licences(5) and club premises certificates(6) to which paragraph (2) applies have effect (to the extent that it is not already the case) during the celebration period as if the specified times were included in the opening hours(7).
(2) This paragraph applies to premises licences and club premises certificates by virtue of which the opening hours immediately precede or continue into the specified times.
(3) The opening hours are not to be treated by virtue of paragraph (1) as including the specified times insofar as they relate to the use of premises for—
(a)the sale by retail of alcohol for consumption off the premises,
(b)the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to, or to the order of, a member of the club for consumption off the premises,
(c)the provision of regulated entertainment(8), or
(d)the provision of late night refreshment(9).
Diana Johnson
Minister of State
Home Office
2nd July 2025
Amendments have been made to section 197 of the Licensing Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) but none are relevant to this Order. There are prospective amendments to section 197 which are not relevant to this Order.
The initials “UEFA” refer to the Union of European Football Associations of Route de Genève 46, 1260 Nyon, Switzerland which is an organisation entered in the register of companies under the Swiss Civil Code with registration number CH 550-1017474-1.
The tournament is commonly referred to as the “UEFA Women’s Euro 2025”.
See section 11 of the 2003 Act for the definition of “premises licence”.
See section 60 of the 2003 Act for the definition of “club premises certificate”.
See section 172(5) of the 2003 Act for the definition of “opening hours”.
See Schedule 1 to the 2003 Act for the definition of “provision of regulated entertainment”.
See Schedule 2 to the 2003 Act for the definition of “provision of late night refreshment”.