Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1988
Jurisdiction | Ireland |
Citation | IR No. 16/1988 |
Year | 1988 |
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Number 16 of 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INTOXICATING LIQUOR ACT, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Special Restaurant Licences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prohibited Hours | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Provisions relating to persons under the age of 18 years | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART V | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Registered Clubs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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PART VI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SCHEDULE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Number 16 of 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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INTOXICATING LIQUOR ACT, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE LICENSING ACTS, 1833 TO 1986, TO AMEND THE REGISTRATION OF CLUBS ACTS, 1904 TO 1986, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE MATTERS AFORESAID. [22nd June, 1988] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PART I Preliminary and General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Short title. |
1.—This Act may be cited as the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1988. |
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act— |
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“the Act of 1927” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1927 ; |
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“the Act of 1960” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1960 ; |
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“the Act of 1962” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1962 ; |
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“the Acts” means the Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1986; |
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“bar” means any open bar or any part of a licensed premises exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor and shall include any counter or barrier across which drink is or can be served to the public; |
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“licence” means a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor whether granted on production or without production of a certificate of the Circuit Court or the District Court; |
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“licensed premises” means premises in respect of which a licence has been granted and is in force; |
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“the Minister” means the Minister for Justice. |
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(2) References in this Act to any enactment shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment including this Act. |
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Collective citation and construction. |
3.—(1) The Acts and this Act, in so far as this Act amends and extends the Acts, may be cited together as the Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1988, and shall be construed together as one. |
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(2) The Registration of Clubs Acts, 1904 to 1986, and this Act, in so far as this Act amends those Acts, may be cited together as the Registration of Clubs Acts, 1904 to 1988, and shall be construed together as one. |
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Repeals. |
4.—Section 120 of the Children Act, 1908, and sections 10 , 11 , 12 and 25 of the Intoxicating Liquor (General) Act, 1924 , are hereby repealed. |
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PART II Special Restaurant Licences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commencement Part II . |
5.—This Part shall come into operation on such day as the Minister may by order appoint. |
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Interpretation Part II . |
6.—In this Part— |
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“applicant” means an applicant for the grant of a special restaurant licence; |
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“the Board” means Bord Fáilte Éireann; |
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“Bord Fáilte Certificate” has the meaning assigned to it by section 8 (2) of this Act; |
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“dining area” means the area set aside in a restaurant for the service and consumption of meals; |
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“owner”, in relation to a restaurant, includes any person having any estate or interest in the restaurant; |
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“restaurant” means any premises which are structurally adapted and used for the purpose of supplying substantial meals to the public for consumption on the premises and in which any other business carried on is ancillary and subsidiary to the provision of such meals; |
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“special restaurant licence” has the meaning assigned to it by section 7 (1) of this Act; |
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“waiting area” means an area— |
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(a) that is set aside as a waiting area in a restaurant for the purposes only of accommodating persons waiting to enter the dining area of the restaurant for the purpose of consuming a meal, and |
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(b) whose floor area does not exceed 20 per cent. of the floor area of the dining area of the restaurant. |
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Special restaurant licence. |
7.—(1) In this Act “special restaurant licence” means a licence granted by the Revenue Commissioners pursuant to a certificate of the Circuit Court given under section 8 of this Act to a person in respect of a restaurant of which he is the owner and occupier authorising, subject to the provisions of this Act— |
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(a) the supply of intoxicating liquor for consumption on those premises, and |
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(b) the consumption of intoxicating liquor on those premises, |
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if, in each case, the intoxicating liquor is— |
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(i) ordered by or on behalf of a person for whom a substantial meal has been ordered, |
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(ii) supplied in either the waiting area or the dining area of the restaurant, |
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(iii) consumed in the waiting area of the restaurant before the meal by the person for whom the meal has been ordered, or consumed by that person in the dining area of the restaurant either during the meal or at any time not later than thirty minutes after the meal has ended, and |
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(iv) paid for at the same time as the meal is paid for: |
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Provided always that suitable beverages other than intoxicating liquor (including drinking water) are also available for consumption. |
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(2) Where a special restaurant licence is in force in relation to any premises, the licence shall be deemed for the purposes of the Finance (1909-1910) Act, 1910 , to be a retailer's on-licence notwithstanding the fact that it does not authorise the sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises as provided for in relation to retailers' on-licences generally by that Act. |
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Application for Circuit Court certificate, etc. |
8.—(1) Where a person (in this section referred to as the applicant) duly gives notice of his intention to apply for a special restaurant licence in respect of a restaurant of which the applicant is the owner and occupier and, at the proceedings in the Circuit Court in relation to such application, the... |
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