Licensing Act 1964

Sale and supply of intoxicating liquor in licensed canteens

155 Prohibition of sale, etc. of intoxicating liquor in canteens outside permitted hours

(1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, no person shall, except during the permitted hours.—

(a) himself or by his servant or agent sell or supply intoxicating liquor to any person in a licensed canteen; or

(b) consume intoxicating liquor in a licensed canteen.

(2) Where any intoxicating liquor is supplied in a licensed canteen during the permitted hours, subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit or restrict—

(a) the consumption of the liquor during the first ten minutes after the end of any period forming part of those hours;

(b) the consumption of the liquor during the first half hour after the end of such a period by persons taking meals on the premises, if the liquor was supplied for consumption as an ancillary to their meals.

(3) If any person contravenes subsection (1) of this section he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.

156 Permitted hours in licensed canteen

(1) Subject to the following provisions of this section, the permitted hours in a licensed canteen shall be the general licensing hours.

(2) Paragraph (a) of section 68(1) of this Act shall apply to every licensed canteen.

(3) Subsections (4) to (6) of section 74 and section 75 of this Act shall apply in relation to a licensed canteen and the holder of the canteen licence as they apply in relation to premises for which a justices' on-licence is in force and the holder of that licence.

157 Prohibition of sale or supply of intoxicating liquor in canteens for consumption off the premises

In a licensed canteen intoxicating liquor shall not be sold or supplied for consumption outside the canteen, and if any person—

(a) himself or by his servant or agent sells or supplies intoxicating liquor in a licensed canteen for consumption outside the canteen, or

(b) takes intoxicating liquor from a licensed canteen for consumption outside the canteen,

he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding thirty pounds.