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  • Registration of clubs guide

    Topics:
    • Law and legislation, 
    • Alcohol licensing and registration of clubs, 
    • Social law

    Date published: 1 May 2013

    This Guide on the principal provisions of the Order has been prepared by Social Policy Unit of the Department for Communities for the information and advice of club organisations.

    Please note the guide to the Registration of Clubs (NI) Order 1996 (the Order) is currently under review. The Department has produced a guide to the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (NI) 2021 (‘the Act’), which includes information on recent changes the Act made to the Order.

    Documents

    • Guide to the registration of clubs (Northern Ireland) order 1996 Adobe PDF (435 KB)
    • The Registration of Clubs (Accounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 Guidance notes Adobe PDF (670 KB)

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