CHAPTER 167 - LIQUOR LICENSING ACT: SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

INDEX TO SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION

Liquor Licensing (Intoxicating Liquor) (Quantities and Packaging) Regulations

Liquor Licensing (Permitted Hours) Regulations

LIQUOR LICENSING (INTOXICATING LIQUOR) (QUANTITIES AND PACKAGING) REGULATIONS

[Section 53]

Arrangement of Regulations

Regulation

   1.   Title

   2.   Application

   3.   Authorised quantities and packaging of intoxicating liquor

   4.   Prohibition of packaging intoxicating liquor in plastics, polythene etc.

   5.   Prohibition of manufacture, importation, etc. of certain intoxicating liquor

   6.   General penalty

      SCHEDULE

SI 23 of 2012,

SI 72 of 2012.

1.   Title

These Regulations may be cited as the Liquor Licensing (Intoxicating Liquor) (Quantities and Packaging) Regulations.

2.   Application

These Regulations do not apply to-

   (a)   the sale of intoxicating liquor on any aircraft in flight over the Republic in the course of a normal passenger service; and

   (b)   the sale or supply to, or consumption by, any person of intoxicating liquor in any licensed hotel premises.

3.   Authorised quantities and packaging of intoxicating liquor

   (1) The quantities and packaging set out in the Schedule shall be the authorised quantities and packaging for the purposes of the manufacture, import, export, keeping, stocking, bottling, packaging, conveyance, possession, sale or supply of intoxicating liquor.

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   (2) A person shall not manufacture, import, export, keep, stock, bottle, package, convey, possess. Sell or supply intoxicating liquor in quantities or packaging other than the authorised quantities and packaging for intoxicating liquor set out in the Schedule.

4.   Prohibition of packaging intoxicating liquor in plastics, polythene etc.

The packaging of intoxicating liquor in plastic, polythene, sachets or similar packaging is prohibited from the date of publication of these Regulations.

5.   Prohibition of manufacture, importation, etc. of certain intoxicating liquor

The manufacture, importation, exportation, keeping, stocking, bottling, packaging, conveyance, possession, sale, supply or consumption of intoxicating liquor commonly referred to as "Tujilijili" is prohibited from the date of publication of these Regulations.

6.   General penalty

   (1) A person who contravenes these Regulations commits an offence and is liable, upon conviction-

   (a)   to a fine not exceeding two thousand five hundred penalty units or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years, or to both; and

   (b)   in the case of a continuing offence, to an additional fine not exceeding twenty-five penalty units in respect of each day on which the offence continues.

   (2) A court may, in addition to any penalty imposed on a person who is convicted of an offence under sub-regulation (1), order the forfeiture to the State of the intoxicating liquor which was used for the purpose of, or in relation to, the commission of the offence.

   (3) Any licence issued in respect of the manufacture, import, export, sale or supply of the intoxicating liquor prohibited under regulation 4 shall stand revoked from the date of publication of these Regulations.

SCHEDULE

[Regulation 3]

AUTHORISED QUANTITIES AND PACKAGING

Type of intoxicating Authorised packaging Minimum Quantities

LIQUOR LICENSING (PERMITTED HOURS) REGULATIONS

[Section 53]

Arrangement of Regulations

   Regulation

   1.   Title

   2.   Interpretation

   3.   Application

   4.   Permitted hours

   5.   Exempted establishments

   6.   Revocation of S.I. No. 96 of 2011

      FIRST SCHEDULE

      SECOND SCHEDULE

Act 20 of 2011,

SI 64 of 2012,

SI 51 of 2020,

SI 86 of 2021.

1.   Title

These Regulations may be cited as the Liquor Licensing (Permitted Hours) Regulations.

2.   Interpretation

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires-

"area" means the area under the jurisdiction of a local authority; and

"local authority" means a city council, municipal council or district council established under the Local Government Act.

3.   Application

These Regulations apply to the area of every local authority.

4.   Permitted hours

The permitted hours for the sale of intoxicating liquor shall be as prescribed in the First Schedule.

5.   Exempted establishments

The establishments set out in the Second Schedule are exempted from these Regulations.

6.   Revocation of S.I. No. 96 of 2011

The Liquor Licensing (Permitted Hours) Regulations, 2011 are hereby revoked.

FIRST SCHEDULE

[Regulation 4]

[First Sch subs by reg 2 of SI 86 of 2021.]

PERMITTED HOURS

SECOND SCHEDULE

[Regulation 5]

EXEMPTED ESTABLISHMENTS

   1.   Hotel

   2.   Motel

   3.   Lodge

   4.   Guest House

   5.   Restaurant

   6.   Boarding house

   7.   Camp

   8.   Camping site

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