AQW 23465/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities when cinemas will be able to start applying for licences to sell alcohol.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 30 September 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 30 September 2021
- Answer due by
- 15 October 2021
- Answered
- 11 October 202111 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The provisions contained within the Act will come into effect in phases over the next few years with the first phase having commenced on 1 October. Work is ongoing to identify the most appropriate time to commence the remaining provisions within the Act however section 9 of the Act is currently scheduled for commencement in April 2022.