Extension to Off - Sales Exemption until 30th September 2023

As most Operators will know, during the COVID pandemic the government introduced regulations which gave permission to premises with the benefit of alcohol sales for consumption on the premises only, to gain an automatic benefit (in certain circumstances) for the sale of alcohol for consumption off the premises.

We have reported on this previously on a number of occasions.

The legislation was due to expire on 30^th September 2022. However, this has now been extended until 30^th September 2023, with the provision coming into force on 29th September 2022 which is good news for Operators. The restrictions on this extension remain in place as previously reported.

The extension is brought into force by The Alcohol Licensing (Coronavirus) (Regulatory (Easements) (Amendment)Regulation 2022