The Act
20.The Act has nine parts, as follows: -
	Part 1 – licensable activities
	Part 2 – licensing authorities
	Part 3 – premises licences
	Part 4 – clubs
	Part 5 – permitted temporary activities
	Part 6 – personal licences
	Part 7 – offences
	Part 8 – closure of premises
	Part 9 – miscellaneous and supplementary
21.The Act repeals and replaces the existing licensing provisions in respect of alcohol sales and supplies, public entertainment and late night refreshment, regulated principally by the following statutes:
	London Government Act 1963, Schedule 12
	Licensing Act 1964
	Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1966, Part IV
	Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967
	Theatres Act 1968
	Late Night Refreshment Houses Act 1969
	Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, Schedule 1
	Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983
	Cinemas Act 1985 and
	London Local Authorities Act 1990
22.The theatres with letters patent from the Crown, which were exempted from the requirement for a licence under the Theatres Act 1968, are brought within the licensing regime. The privileges and exemptions enjoyed by the University of Cambridge and the Vintners of the City of London in relation to the licensing of alcohol sales are not preserved by the Act.
23.The Act repeals the statutory provisions which provide that premises in Wales licensed for the sale of alcohol may open on Sundays only where there has been a vote in favour of such opening in the local government area where the premises are situated (see sections 66 and 67 of the Licensing Act 1964).