Licensing and Registration of Clubs
(Amendment) Bill
Marshalled List of Amendments
Further Consideration Stage
Monday 14 February 2011
Amendments tabled up to 9.30am Thursday, 10 February 2011
The Bill will be considered in the following order-
Clauses, Schedules and Long Title
Amendment 1 [Not Moved]
Clause 8 , Page 16, Line 43
Leave out ‘3 years’ and insert ‘12 months’
Mr Fra McCann
Mr Mickey Brady
Amendment 2 [Made]
Clause 8 , Page 16, Line 43
Leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘two’
Mrs Mary Bradley
Mr Tommy Gallagher
Amendment 3 [Not Moved]
Clause 8 , Page 17, Line 7
Leave out ‘3 years’ and insert ‘12 months’
Mr Fra McCann
Mr Mickey Brady
Amendment 4 [Made]
Clause 8 , Page 17, Line 7
Leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘two’
Mrs Mary Bradley
Mr Tommy Gallagher
Amendment 5 [Not Moved]
Clause 8 , Page 17, Line 24
Leave out ‘3 years’ and insert ‘12 months’
Mr Fra McCann
Mr Mickey Brady
Amendment 6 [Made]
Clause 8 , Page 17, Line 24
Leave out ‘3’ and insert ‘two’
Mrs Mary Bradley
Mr Tommy Gallagher
Amendment 7 [Made]
New Clause
After clause 9 insert -
‘Irresponsible drinks promotions
9A. After Article 31 of the Registration of Clubs Order insert -
“Irresponsible drinks promotions
31A. -(1) Regulations may prohibit or restrict a registered club from carrying on an irresponsible drinks promotion on or in connection with the premises of the club.
(2) A drinks promotion is irresponsible if it -
(a) relates specifically to any intoxicating liquor likely to appeal largely to persons under the age of 18,
(b) involves the supply of any intoxicating liquor free of charge or at a reduced price on the purchase of one or more drinks (whether or not intoxicating liquor),
(c) involves the supply free of charge or at a reduced price of one or more extra measures of intoxicating liquor on the purchase of one or more measures of the liquor,
(d) involves the supply of unlimited amounts of intoxicating liquor for a fixed charge (including any charge for entry to the premises),
(e) encourages, or seeks to encourage, a person to obtain or consume a larger measure of intoxicating liquor than the person had otherwise intended to obtain or consume,
(f) is based on the strength of any intoxicating liquor,
(g) rewards or encourages, or seeks to reward or encourage, consuming intoxicating liquor quickly, or
(h) offers intoxicating liquor as a reward or prize, unless the liquor is in a sealed container and consumed off the premises.
(3) Regulations may modify paragraph (2) so as to -
(a) add further descriptions of drinks promotions,
(b) modify any of the descriptions of drinks promotions for the time being listed in it, or
(c) extend or restrict the application of any of those descriptions of drinks promotions.
(4) If any provision of regulations under this Article is contravened -
(a) the registered club,
(b) every official of the club at the time of the contravention, and
(c) any other person permitting the contravention,
is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(5) Regulations shall not be made under this Article unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.
(6) In this Article “drinks promotion” means, in relation to the premises of a registered club, any activity which promotes, or seeks to promote, the obtaining or consumption of any intoxicating liquor on the premises.”.’
Minister for Social Development
Amendment 8 [Made]
New Clause
After clause 9 insert -
‘Pricing of intoxicating liquor
9B. After Article 31A of the Registration of Clubs Order (inserted by section (Irresponsible drinks promotions)) insert -
“Pricing of intoxicating liquor
31B. -(1) Regulations may prohibit or restrict a registered club from varying the price at which intoxicating liquor is supplied on the premises of the club during such period or hours as are specified in the regulations.
(2) If any provision of regulations under this Article is contravened -
(a) the registered club,
(b) every official of the club at the time of the contravention, and
(c) any other person permitting the contravention,
is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
(3) Regulations shall not be made under this Article unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.”.’
Minister for Social Development
Amendment 9 [Not Moved]
New Clause
After clause 11 insert -
‘Young persons prohibited from bars
11A. -(1) Article 32 of the Registration of Clubs Order (young persons prohibited from bars) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (13) for “9” in each of the three places where it occurs substitute “11”.’
Mr Fra McCann
Mr Mickey Brady
Amendment 10 [Made]
New Clause
After clause 11 insert -
‘Young persons prohibited from bars
11A. -(1) Article 32 of the Registration of Clubs Order (young persons prohibited from bars) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (13) for “9” in each of the three places where it occurs substitute “10”.’
Mrs Mary Bradley
Mr Tommy Gallagher
Amendment 11 [Not Moved]
New Clause
After clause 11 insert -
‘Restrictions on advertisements relating to functions in registered clubs
11B. In Article 38 of the Registration of Clubs Order (restrictions on advertisements relating to functions in registered clubs) after paragraph (2)(a) insert -
“(aa) the publication of an advertisement displaying the following statement, “FOR MEMBERS ONLY”; or” ’
Mr Fra McCann
Mr Mickey Brady
Amendment 12 [Made]
Schedule 2 , Page 25, Line 25
At end insert -
| ‘31A(4) | Contravention of regulations as to irresponsible drinks promotions | 5-6 |
| 31B(2) | Contravention of regulations as to pricing of intoxicating liquor | 5-6’ |
Minister for Social Development
Amendment 13 [Made]
Schedule 3 , Page 26, Line 24
At end insert -
‘ . In Article 2(2) (interpretation) in the definition of “regulations” after “subject” insert “(except as otherwise provided in this Order)”. ’
Minister for Social Development