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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions - Endorsed licences for BYO restaurants, auctioneers, and caterers

37: On-licences for BYO restaurants

You could also call this:

"Rules for restaurants that let customers bring their own alcohol"

When you apply for an on-licence for a restaurant, you can ask for it to be endorsed for BYO. The licensing authority will endorse it if you asked for the endorsement and they are satisfied you run a restaurant business on the premises. They make this decision when directing that the on-licence should be issued.

You can get an on-licence endorsed for BYO subject to certain conditions. These conditions might include appointing one or more managers as required by this Part. They might also include having a manager on duty on specific days and times.

If you want to compare this to other legislation, you can look at s 28 for more information. You can find this by following the link to the relevant act. This will help you understand the rules around on-licences for BYO restaurants.

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Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions: Endorsed licences for BYO restaurants, auctioneers, and caterers

37On-licences for BYO restaurants

  1. The licensing authority or licensing committee concerned must, when directing that an on-licence should be issued, direct that it should be endorsed to indicate that this section applies to it if (and only if)—

  2. when applying for it, the holder asked for it to be endorsed under this section; and
    1. the authority or committee is satisfied that the holder carries on the business of a restaurateur on the premises for which it is to be issued.

      1. An on-licence endorsed under this section may be issued subject to either or both of the following conditions:

      2. a condition requiring the appointment of 1 or more managers in accordance with this Part:
        1. a condition requiring a manager to be on duty on specified days and times.

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