Part 7: Alcohol licensing Section 140: Licensing Act 2003: guidance
Section 182 of the 2003 Act provides that the Secretary of State must issue guidance to licensing authorities on the discharge of their functions under the Act, and the guidance must be approved by Parliament before it can be issued. The procedure involves the draft guidance being laid before both Houses of Parliament for a period of 40 days, during which Parliament may disapprove the guidance. If Parliament does not strike down the guidance it can be issued. The guidance is published on the Government website.
	This section removes the parliamentary procedure. The guidance will take effect as soon as it is published.