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Power to vary on Sunday afternoon hours of closing premises for sale of intoxicating liquors.
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6. Notwithstanding anything in this or in any local Act contained, the licensing justices may, if they think fit, as respects premises in which intoxicating liquors are sold, when situate in any place beyond the metropolitan district, for the purpose of accommodating the hours of closing on Sunday, Good Friday, and Christmas Day to the hours of public worship in such place, by order direct that such premises shall remain closed until one o’clock in the afternoon instead of half an hour after noon, and in that case such premises shall be closed in the afternoon from three until six o’clock, instead of from half-past two until six o’clock.
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Any order made by the licensing justices under this section shall not come into operation until the expiration of one month after the date thereof, and shall be advertised in such manner as the licensing justices direct, and shall be in force until the same is revoked; the expense of any such advertisement may be defrayed in like manner as the expenses of advertising the sittings of such justices are defrayed.
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