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Report of the Environmental and Technical Services Director

The Committee considered the report of the Environmental and Technical Services Director on the early morning alcohol restriction orders to be implemented through the proposed changes to be made to the Licensing Act 2003 (LA03) by the Crime and Security Act 2010 (CSA10) indicating that a motion was moved in Parliament on 10 February 2010 requesting the House to “instruct” the Bill Committee to consider certain amendments to the CSA10 to amend the LA03 to give local authorities powers to “ban 24 hour licences in their area”; that whilst the CSA10 received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010, the provisions to amend the LA03 would not come into force until the Secretary of State laid the necessary Commencement Order; and that Section 55 of the CSA10 would amend the LA03 by inserting five new sections (sections 172A to 172E) into Part 9 of the CSA10.

RESOLVED:

That the report and the fact that further reports would be submitted once the provisions came into force be noted.