| Short Title: | Licensing Act 1988 |
| Type: | act |
| Parliament: | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Long Title: | An Act to amend the Licensing Act 1964. |
| Year: | 1988 |
| Citation: | 1988 c. 17 |
| Territorial Extent: | England and Wales |
| Amends: | Licensing Act 1964 |
| Replaces: | Licensing (Restaurant Meals) Act 1987 |
| Royal Assent: | 19 May 1988 |
| Repeal Date: | 24 November 2005 |
| Repealing Legislation: | Licensing Act 2003 |
| Status: | Repealed |
| Original Text: | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/17/pdfs/ukpga_19880017_en.pdf |
The Licensing Act 1988 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom applying to England and Wales, which among other things, extended permissible opening hours for public houses to 11 am to 11 pm. Previously pubs were not generally allowed to open between 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm.