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Licensing Act 2003

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169B Effect of closure notices

(1) This section applies where a closure notice is given under section 169A in respect of an alleged offence under section 147A. (2) No proceedings may be brought for the alleged offence or any related offence at any time before the time when the prohibition proposed by the notice would take effect. (3) If before that time every person who, at the time of the notice, holds or is one of the holders of the premises licence for the premises in question accepts the proposed prohibition in the manner specified in the notice— (a) that prohibition takes effect at the time so specified in relation to the premises in question; and (b) no proceedings may subsequently be brought against any such person for the alleged offence or any related offence. (4) If the prohibition contained in a closure notice takes effect in accordance with subsection (3)(a) in relation to any premises, so much of the premises licence for those premises as authorises the sale by retail of alcohol on those premises is suspended for the period specified in the closure notice. (5) In this section “related offence”, in relation to the alleged offence, means an offence under section 146 or 147 in respect of any of the sales to which the alleged offence relates. (6) The operation of this section is not affected by any contravention of section 169A(8).

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169B Effect of closure notices

(1) This section applies where a closure notice is given under section 169A in respect of an alleged offence under section 147A. (2) No proceedings may be brought for the alleged offence or any related offence at any time before the time when the prohibition proposed by the notice would take effect. (3) If before that time every person who, at the time of the notice, holds or is one of the holders of the premises licence for the premises in question accepts the proposed prohibition in the manner specified in the notice— (a) that prohibition takes effect at the time so specified in relation to the premises in question; and (b) no proceedings may subsequently be brought against any such person for the alleged offence or any related offence. (4) If the prohibition contained in a closure notice takes effect in accordance with subsection (3)(a) in relation to any premises, so much of the premises licence for those premises as authorises the sale by retail of alcohol on those premises is suspended for the period specified in the closure notice. (5) In this section “related offence”, in relation to the alleged offence, means an offence under section 146 or 147 in respect of any of the sales to which the alleged offence relates. (6) The operation of this section is not affected by any contravention of section 169A(8).

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