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Licensing Act 1988

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Licensing Act 1998
Long titleAn Act to amend the Licensing Act 1964.
Citation1988 c. 17
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent19 May 1988
Other legislation
Repealed byLicensing Act 2003
Status: Repealed
Text of statute as originally enacted

The Licensing Act 1988 is a statute, applying to England and Wales, which among other things, extended permissible opening hours for public houses to 11am to 11pm. Previously pubs were not generally allowed to open from 3:00pm to 6:30pm in the afternoon.

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