Licensed Premises (Opening Hours) Bill, 1998

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Bill would extend permitted opening hours for pubs, clubs, hotels and restaurants, including a year-round closing time of 12.30 a.m., while ending special Sunday, St Patrick’s Day and Good Friday restrictions. It would protect employees from being forced or penalised for working the new hours, require at least time-and-a-half pay, and allow approved heritage centres to sell alcohol during specified hours.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for hours of trading for licensed premises and registered clubs and to amend for those and other purposes the Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1997, and the Registration of Clubs Acts, 1904 to 1995, and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018