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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions - Kinds of licence and their effect

14: On-licences generally

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“Selling alcohol to drink on the premises”

If you have an on-licence for a premises, you can sell alcohol to people to drink there. You can also let people drink alcohol on your premises. This applies to most on-licences, except for those endorsed under section 37.

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Part 2 Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions: Kinds of licence and their effect

14On-licences generally

  1. On any premises an on-licence (other than an on-licence endorsed under section 37) is held for, the licensee—

  2. can sell and supply alcohol for consumption there; and
    1. can let people consume alcohol.

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      • 1989 No 63 s 7