4.— Section 2 (inserted by section 25 of the Act of 1988 and as amended by section 3 of the Act of 2000 and section 10 of the Act of 2003) of the Act of 1927 is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)(b), by inserting “subject to subsections (1C) and (1D),” before “on any other day”,

(b) in subsection (1A), by substituting “Without prejudice to subsection (1C), the” for “The”, and

(c) by inserting the following subsections after subsection (1B):

“(1C) Without prejudice to subsection (1)(a), it shall not be lawful for any person to sell any intoxicating liquor, for consumption off the premises concerned (whether or not it is an on-licence or an off-licence attached to the premises), on any day, as specified hereunder, outside the times so specified in respect of it—

(a) Saint Patrick’s Day: between 12.30 p.m. and 10.00 p.m.,

(b) any Sunday: between 12.30 p.m. and 10.00 p.m., and

(c) any day other than Saint Patrick’s Day or a Sunday: between 10.30 a.m. and 10.00 p.m.

(1D) It shall not be lawful for any person to sell any intoxicating liquor, for consumption off the premises concerned, being premises the subject of a general exemption order, on any day during the period—

(a) beginning on that day on which it is lawful, pursuant to such order, to sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises, and

(b) ending at 10.30 a.m. on that day.”.