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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions - Permitted trading hours

44: Permitted trading hours for premises without relevant local alcohol policy

You could also call this:

"When you can sell alcohol if there's no local alcohol rule"

If you have a licence to sell alcohol, you can trade during certain hours. The hours you can trade are the default maximum national trading hours stated by section 43 if there is no local alcohol policy in your area and your licence does not have special conditions. You must check if there are any special conditions on your licence.

If there is no local alcohol policy in your area, but your licence has special conditions, you must follow the more restrictive hours stated in those conditions. This means you can only trade during the hours stated in your licence conditions. You should know what your licence conditions are.

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Part 2Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions: Permitted trading hours

44Permitted trading hours for premises without relevant local alcohol policy

  1. The trading hours permitted for any licensed premises are the default maximum national trading hours stated by section 43 for the premises if—

  2. the premises are situated in a district where there is not in force a local alcohol policy containing an element that has the effect of stating maximum trading hours for the premises; and
    1. the licence has not been issued subject to a condition or conditions to the effect that some more restrictive maximum trading hours must be observed.

      1. The trading hours permitted for any licensed premises are the more restrictive maximum trading hours concerned if—

      2. the premises are situated in a district where there is not in force a local alcohol policy containing an element that has the effect of stating maximum trading hours for the premises; but
        1. the licence has been issued subject to a condition or conditions to the effect that some more restrictive maximum trading hours must be observed.

          1. Repealed

          2. Repealed

          3. Repealed
          Notes
          • Section 44(3): repealed, on , by section 6 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2023 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Act 2023 (2023 No 39).
          • Section 44(3): repealed, on , by section 6 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2019 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 47).
          • Section 44(3): repealed, on , by section 6 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2015 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 69).