Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020

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Emergency closure order and temporary closure order: applicable provisions

8. (1) While a relevant premises or any part thereof is closed in compliance with an emergency closure order or a temporary closure order, the licensee concerned shall affix to the exterior of the premises, in a conspicuous place, a notice specifying the period of closure, whether the order applies to the whole or a part of the premises and stating that the closure is in compliance with the order concerned.

(2) A person who fails to affix a notice in accordance with subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class C fine.

(3) A person who permits a relevant premises to be open for business in contravention of an emergency closure order or a temporary closure order is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a class A fine or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both.