Licensing NI Order 1996

LICENSING (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1996

(ARTICLES 2, 5 (1) (c), 7, 9 and SCHEDULE 1)

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PROVISIONAL GRANT OF
LICENCE AUTHORISING THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUOR BY RETAIL IN AN HOTEL

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF NORTHERN IRELAND AT BELFAST
FOR THE NORTH EASTERN ADMINISTRATIVE COURT DIVISION

TAKE NOTICE that we Andras House Limited whose registered office is at 60 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BB intend to apply to the County Court at Laganside Courts, 45 Oxford Street, Belfast, BT1 3LL for the above Division commencing at 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon on the 10th day of November 2025 for the provisional grant of a licence for the premises situated at Bedford Yard, 29-33 Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7EJ being hotel premises such as are specified in Article 2 of the Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996, namely, premises of any establishment which is intended to be allocated by a certificate under Article 13 of the Tourism (Northern Ireland) Order 1992.

AND TAKE NOTICE that this application will be dealt with by the Court on the 13th day of November 2025 commencing at 10.30 o’clock in the forenoon.

Andras House Limited is a body corporate and will be the owner of such business of which the following persons are its directors – Dermott John Brooks, Lord Diljit Singh Rana, Rajesh Kumar Rana and Ramesh Rana all of 60 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BB

No persons other than the Directors have executive control.

The owner of the premises is Andras House Limited whose registered office is at 60 Great Victoria Street, Belfast, BT2 7BB

In accordance with Schedule 1 to the said Order and Rule 6 of Order 48 of the County Court Rules (Northern Ireland) 1981 we attach to this Notice a plan of the premises delineating the part or parts thereof in which intoxicating liquor is to be sold.

There is in force planning permission to use the premises as premises of the kind specified in this notice for the period during which the licence would be in force and a copy of the planning permission is attached.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that We intend to apply under Article 44 of the said Order for an order of the above-named court directing that on such days as may be specified in the order the hours mentioned in Article 44(2) of the said Order and as amended by The Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (NI) 2021, namely on the following specified days, other than on Christmas Day: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11pm in the evening to 1am in the morning, shall, in addition to those mentioned in Article 42(1) of the said Order, be included in the permitted hours for the part of the premises delineated on the said plan on the grounds that the said part of the said premises is-

(a) structurally adapted and used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of habitually providing, for the accommodation of persons frequenting the premises:

(i) musical or other entertainment; or

(ii) substantial refreshment in the form of a main table meal at midday or in the evening, or both; or

(iii) both such entertainment and refreshment; and

(b) the sale of intoxicating liquor is ancillary to that entertainment or refreshment

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE we intend to apply under Article 48 of the said Order for an order of the above-named court specifying the part of the premises particularly delineated on the said plan as being suitable for functions such as are referred to in Article 47 (5) of the said Order, namely those-
(a) organised by any bod established for social, charitable or benevolent purposes or for furthering the common interests of person associated with any trade, profession, educational or cultural activity, game or sport;
(b) functions (not exceeding six in number in any year) organised by the licence holder, on the grounds that-

(i) the part so delineated is structurally adapted and used or intended to be used for the purpose or providing for the accommodation of persons frequenting it substantial refreshment to which the sale of intoxicating liquor is ancillary; and

(ii) suitable means of access to that part of the premises otherwise than through any other part of the premises which is used for the sale of intoxicating liquor, are available to customers


AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that any person owning or residing or carrying on business in the vicinity of the premises for which the Licence is sought who intends to object to the provisional grant of the Licence must in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 to the Licensing Order of 1996 serve notice of his intention to object upon the applicant and the Chief Clerk not less than one week before the 10th November 2025 being the time of the opening of the Court sitting specified in this Notice.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the permissible grounds of objection are such as are specified in Article 7 (4) (a) to (d) of the said Order of 1996 namely:-

(a) The procedure relating to the Application set out in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the said Order of 1996 has not been complied with

(b) That the Applicant is not a fit person to hold a Licence

(c) That the premises are not or will not be of the kind specified in the Application or

(d) That the premises are not suitable to be licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail

AND in the case of an application for additional permitted hours that the permissible grounds of objection are such as are specified in Article 44(3) of the said Order of 1996 namely:-

(a) That the business will not be conducted during the hours mentioned above and any period immediately following their termination in such a manner as not to cause undue inconvenience to persons residing in the vicinity of the premises, and
(b) That the hours mentioned above cause undue inconvenience to persons residing in the vicinity of the premises

AND in the case of an application for suitability for functions that the permissible grounds of objection are such as are specified in Article 48(2) of the said Order of 1996 namely:-

(a) That the specified part is not suitable for functions;
(b) That the specified part of the premises is not structurally adapted and used or intended to be used for the purpose of providing for the accommodation of persons frequenting it substantial refreshment to which the sale of intoxicating liquor is ancillary; and
(c) That suitable means of access to that part of the premises, otherwise than through any other part of the premises which is used for the sale of intoxicating liquor, are not available for customers


Dated this 17th day of October 2025

FFOT ANSTEY McKEES
Solicitors for the Applicant
The Linenhall
32-38 Linenhall Street
BELFAST BT2 8BG

TO:The Chief Clerk
Laganside Courts
45 Oxford Street
Belfast
BT1 3LL

Copy to:

(i) the Clerk of Petty Sessions for the Petty Sessions district of Belfast and Newtownabbey at Laganside Courts, 45, Oxford Street, Belfast, BT1 3LL (being the Petty Sessions district in which the premises are situated);
(ii) the District Commander at Belfast City District Command Unit PSNI Station, Musgrave Street, 60 Victoria Street, Belfast, BT1 3GL (sub-divisional headquarters for the Police sub-division in which the premises are situated and in which the applicant has its registered office);
(iii) Belfast City Council, Cecil Ward Building, 4-10 Linenhall Street, Belfast, BT2 8BP (district council for the district in which the premises are situated);
(iv) Tourism Northern Ireland, Floors 10-12, Linum Chambers, Bedford Square, Bedford Street, Belfast, BT2 7ES