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The Red Star Bar, 12, Scarva Street, Banbridge BT32 3DA - notice of application for the transfer of a licence

BT32 3DAPublished 23/01/25Expired
Banbridge Chronicle

What is proposed?

LICENSING (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996
(Article 22, Schedule 5, paras. 1 and 2)
SOUTH EASTERN DIVISION
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR THE TRANSFER OF A LICENCE

TAKE NOTICE that I, NIALL FRANCIS HIGGINS care of 12, Scarva Street, Banbridge, in the County of Down BT32 3DA intend to apply to Banbridge Magistrates' Court sitting at the Courthouse, 23, New Street, Newry BT35 6JD on Thursday the 13th day of February 2025 at 10.30 a.m. for the transfer to me, Niall Francis Higgins, of a Licence at present held by Adrian Higgins (Deceased) late of 52, Seapatrick Road, Banbridge, in the County of Down BT32 4PH for the premises situated at and known as The Red Star Bar, 12, Scarva Street, Banbridge, in the County of Down BT32 3DA being premises of the following kind according to the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, namely premises specified in Article:-

5(1)(a) premises in which the only business carried on under the licence is the business of selling intoxicating liquor by retail for consumption in or off the premises.

A Protection Order authorising me, Niall Francis Higgins, to carry on the business under the Licence was granted on the 29th day of February 2024 by the Magistrates' Court sitting at the Courthouse, 23, New Street, Newry, for the period of six months from the date of the Order. A further Protection Order was granted by the same Court on the 22nd day of August 2024 for a period of six months from the date of that Order.

I am the owner of the business carried on under the Licence and also the owner of the premises.

The Licence will be deposited with the Clerk of Petty Sessions before or at the hearing of the Application.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any person owning or residing or carrying on business in premises in the vicinity of the premises for which the transfer of the Licence is sought who intends to object to the transfer of the Licence must in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 5 to the Order serve Notice of his intention to object upon the Applicant (at his Solicitors’ address herein) and the Clerk of Petty Sessions not less than one week before the time of the Court sitting at which the application is to be made, briefly stating his grounds of objection as specified in Article 22(6) to the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.

DATED this 20th day of January 2025

JPH LAW LIMITED

Solicitors for the Applicant

Montrose House, 17-21 Church Street,

Portadown BT62 3LN

To: The Clerk of Petty Sessions, The Courthouse, 23, New Street, Newry BT35 6JD.

COPIES TO:-

(i) District Support Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland, 14, Castlewellan Road, Banbridge BT32 4AX being the Police Division in which the premises are situated and in which the Applicant resides:

(ii) Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, The Civic Building, Downshire Road, Banbridge BT32 3JY being the Council District in which the premises are situated.

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