Summary

Local Government Bye-Laws, are laws which operate over the particular geographical area of a Council, made by that Council under an enabling power established by statute, i.e. an Act of Parliament, an Order in Council, or an Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The legacy Council area namely Limavady Borough Council, Coleraine Borough Council, Ballymoney Borough Council and Moyle District Council have invoked Bye-Laws prohibiting the consumption of intoxicating liquor in public places and these remain in force.

These Bye-Laws prohibit the drinking of alcohol on designated streets and public open spaces rather than a blanket ban covering large areas.  The current Bye-Laws were enacted in these Council areas in the following years:

• Limavady Borough Council Comsumption of Intoxicating Liquor in Designated Place Bye-Laws - 19 November 2007
• Coleraine Borough Council Bye-Laws to Control the Consumption of Liquor in Designated Places - 28 September 2010
• Ballymoney Borough Council Bye-Laws for Good Rule and Government Consumption of Intoxicating Liquor in Designated Places - 1 March 1999
• Moyle District Council Consumption of Intoxicating Liquor in Designated Places Bye-Laws - 24 March 1997

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Any person who consumes intoxicating liquor in a designated place shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500.