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[F1The justices of the peace [F2of every county, riding, division, liberty, franchise, city, or town shall hold a special session in the division or district for which they usually act, . . . F3 in every succeeding year in the month of July, for the purpose of granting licences to deal in game, of the holding of which session seven days notice shall be given to each of the justices acting for such division or district; and the majority of the justices assembled at such session, or at some adjournment thereof, not being less than two] , are hereby authorized (if they shall think fit) to grant, under their hands, to any person being a householder or keeper of a shop or stall [F2within such division or district] and not being an innkeeper or victualler, or licensed to sell beer by retail, nor being the owner, guard, or driver of any mail coach or other vehicle employed in the conveyance of the mails of letters, or of any stage coach, stage waggon, van, or other public conveyance, nor being a carrier or higgler, nor being in the employment of any of the above-mentioned persons, a licence [F4according to the form in the schedule (A.) annexed to this Act], empowering the person to whom such licence shall be so granted to buy game at any place from any person who may lawfully sell game by virtue of this Act, and also to sell the same at one house, shop, or stall only, kept by him; provided that every person, while so licensed to deal in game as aforesaid, shall affix to some part of the outside of the front of his house, shop, or stall, and shall there keep, a board having thereon in clear and legible characters his christian name and surname, together with the following words, (that is to say,) “licensed to deal in game” , . . . F3 and every such licence granted in any . . . F3 year shall continue in force for the period of one year next after the granting thereof.]
Extent Information
E1This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for Scotland only.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 18 repealed (E.W.) (1.8.2007) by Regulatory Reform (Game) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2007), arts. 1(1), 2(g)
F2Words in s. 18 repealed (E.W.) (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X Group1
F3Words repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57)
F4Words in s. 18 from "accordingly" to "annexed to this Act" expressed to be repealed (E.W.) (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. X Group1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Functions of justices out of session in relation to licensing of dealers in game now exercisable when arising in an inner London borough by council of the borough, in City of London by Common Council and elsewhere in England and Wales by new district councils: Local Government Act 1894 c. 73 (56 & 57 Vict.), ss. 21(3), 27, 32, S.I. 1965/602 and Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70), ss. 179(3), 213
C2S. 18: functions of local authority not to be responsibility of an executive of the authority (E.) (16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 2(1), Sch. 1
[F5Each islands and district council], are hereby authorized (if they shall think fit) to grant, under their hands, to any person being a householder or keeper of a shop or stall within [F5their area] and not being an innkeeper or victualler, or licensed to sell beer by retail, nor being the owner, guard, or driver of any mail coach or other vehicle employed in the conveyance of the mails of letters, or of any stage coach, stage waggon, van, or other public conveyance, nor being a carrier or higgler, nor being in the employment of any of the above-mentioned persons, a licence according to the form in the schedule (A.) annexed to this Act, empowering the person to whom such licence shall be so granted to buy game at any place from any person who may lawfully sell game by virtue of this Act, and also to sell the same at one house, shop, or stall only, kept by him; provided that every person, while so licensed to deal in game as aforesaid, shall affix to some part of the outside of the front of his house, shop, or stall, and shall there keep, a board having thereon in clear and legible characters his christian name and surname, together with the following words, (that is to say,) “licensed to deal in game” , . . . F6 and every such licence granted in any . . . F6 year shall continue in force for the period of one year next after the granting thereof.
Extent Information
E2This version of this provision extends to Scotland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Northern Ireland only
Textual Amendments
F5Words in s. 18 substituted (S.) by District Courts (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 20), Sch. 1 para. 3.
F6Words repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1888 (c. 57)
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