Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 2003

Breach of closure order.

8.—(1) A person who permits catering premises to be open for business in contravention of a closure order is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both.

(2) Any person who is on catering premises, without reasonable excuse, while there is a closure order in force in respect of the premises is guilty of an offence, unless the person shows that section 5 (7) in relation to affixing a notice to the exterior of the premises was not complied with.

(3) A person who—

(a) is requested to leave catering premises for the purpose of enabling compliance with a closure order, and

(b) without reasonable excuse, does not do so,

is guilty of an offence.

(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (2) or (3) is liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than €70 and not more than €125.