12Standard trading period for certain licensed premises

#### 12 Standard trading period for certain licensed premises 12 Standard trading period for certain licensed premises > > (1) For the purposes of this Act, the standard trading period means— > > > > > (a) the period from 5am to midnight, or > > > > > (b) if the regulations prescribe a shorter period—the shorter period. > > > (1A) Despite subsection (1), the standard trading period for a small bar is the period from 10am to midnight on any day of the week. > > > > Note. > > > > Small bars are subject to the 6-hour closure period under section 11A. > > > (1B) Despite subsection (1), the standard trading period for a Sunday for premises to which this subsection applies is— > > > > > (a) from 10am to 10pm, or > > > > > (b) for a Sunday that falls on 24 or 31 December—from 10am to midnight. > > > (1C) Subsection (1B) applies to the following premises or part of premises— > > > > > (a) if the primary purpose of the business carried on on licensed premises to which a packaged liquor licence relates is the sale or supply of liquor for consumption away from the licensed premises—the licensed premises, > > > > > (b) if the primary purpose of the business carried on on licensed premises to which a packaged liquor licence relates is not the sale or supply of liquor for consumption away from the licensed premises—the part of the premises that is a liquor sales area (within the meaning of section 30) of the licensed premises, > > > > > (c) if a hotel licence, club licence, on-premises licence or producer/wholesaler licence authorises the licensee to sell liquor for consumption away from the licensed premises—any part of the licensed premises to the extent that it is used for that purpose. > > > (2) Any regulation that prescribes a shorter period for the purposes of subsection (1) may— > > > > > (a) apply to a specified class of licensed premises, and > > > > > (b) apply in relation to a specified day or days, and > > > > > (c) in the case of licensed premises on which liquor may be sold or supplied for consumption on the premises as well as for consumption away from the premises—specify different periods for the sale or supply of liquor for consumption on the premises and for the sale or supply of liquor for consumption away from the premises. > > > (3) Without limiting subsection (2)(a), a class of licensed premises may be specified by reference to licensed premises that are located in a particular area (however described). > > **s 12:** Am 2013 No 5, Sch 1 \[4\] \[5\]; 2014 No 3, Sch 1 \[3\] \[4\]; 2014 No 76, Sch 1 \[4\]; 2020 No 40, Sch 4.1\[5\] \[6\]; 2023 No 53, Sch 2\[3\]–\[5\].