The Licensing Act 1988 was an Act of the

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applying to

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, which among other things, extended permissible opening hours for

public house A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...

s to 11 am to 11 pm. Previously pubs were not generally allowed to open between 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm.

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* United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1988 Alcohol law in the United Kingdom Repealed United Kingdom Acts of Parliament {{UK-statute-stub

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