Part IVE+W Restaurants and Guest Houses

93 Provisions as to grant of certain licences for restaurants, guest houses, etc.E+W

(1)In this Act “Part IV licence” means a justices’ on-licence which—

(a)is granted for such premises and is subject to such conditions as are mentioned in section 94 of this Act; and

(b)is not subject to any other condition, except—

(i)conditions required to be attached to it under section 95 or 96 of this Act, or

(ii)a condition by virtue of which it is a six-day licence, early-closing licence or seasonal licence, or

(iii)in the case of a licence for club premises, conditions prohibiting or restricting sales of intoxicating liquor to non-members.

(2)A Part IV licence is a restaurant licence, a residential licence or a residential and restaurant licence, according as it falls within subsection (1), (2) or (3) of section 94 of this Act.

(3)Licensing justices shall not refuse an application duly made for the grant of a new Part IV licence or for the renewal or transfer of a Part IV licence, except on one or more of the grounds specified in section 98 of this Act; but this subsection shall not affect—

(a)the operation of any enactment relating to the disqualification of persons or premises for holding or receiving a justices’ licence; or

(b)the application to any club premises of section 55(4) of this Act.

(4)No licence shall be granted by way of removal of a Part IV licence.

(5)Nothing in section 4(1) of this Act shall be taken to prevent the granting of a licence for wine alone . . . F1 as a Part IV licence.

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