AQW 189/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 18/05/2022
Answered On Date: 25/05/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on the local producers license; and when local producers can apply for a license through the courts.

Answer:

Section 10 of the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act 2021 (‘the Act’), which allows local producers of alcoholic drinks to apply to the courts for a licence to sell alcohol for consumption off the premises, came into effect on 6 April 2022. The first local producer’s licence was granted on 25 April.

Section 11 of the Act, which allows licensed local producers to apply to the courts for a suitability order and authorisation for consumption in the premises, will commence on 1 June 2022.