Late night trade group Noctis said it has "major issues" with the way the Government's licensing consultation has been conducted, believing it has been compromised to fit in with an "overly ambitious parliamentary timetable".
The trade body, which represents late night bars and clubs, stressed it was no coincidence that the other two pieces of legislation to breach the Better Regulation principles of a 12-week consultation had been the "flawed" Alcohol Disorder Zones and the Mandatory Code.