The Licensing (George Best Belfast City Airport) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 No. 284

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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2013 No. 284

Licensing

The Licensing (George Best Belfast City Airport) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013

Made

3rd December 2013

Coming into operation

1st January 2014

The Department for Social Development makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 53(1) of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (1) and now vested in it (2).

In accordance with Article 53(2) (a) of that Order, it appears to the Department that there is a substantial amount of international passenger traffic at George Best Belfast City Airport.

In accordance with Article 53(2) (b) of that Order, the Department is satisfied that arrangements have been made for affording reasonable facilities on licensed premises within the examination station approved for that airport under section 22 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (3) for obtaining hot and cold beverages other than intoxicating liquor at all times when such liquor is obtainable for consumption in the premises.

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Licensing (George Best Belfast City Airport) Order (Northern Ireland) 2013 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2014.

Specification of airport

2.  George Best Belfast City Airport is specified as an international airport.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Social Development on 3rd December 2013.

(L.S.)

Dave Wall

A senior officer of the

Department for Social Development

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This Order specifies George Best Belfast City Airport as an international airport.

Article 41 of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 prohibits the sale, purchase, consumption or taking away of intoxicating liquor outside permitted hours. That prohibition does not apply to licensed premises within an examination station (approved under section 22 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979) at an airport specified as an international airport under Article 53(1) of that Order.

(2)

See Article 8 (b) of and Part II of Schedule 6 to the Departments (Transfer and Assignment of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) (SR 1999 No. 481)


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