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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions - Restrictions on issue of special licences

42: Restrictions on issue of special licences for consumption off-premises

You could also call this:

"Rules for getting a special licence to sell alcohol to drink elsewhere"

You can get a special licence to sell alcohol that people will drink somewhere else, but only if you make, distribute, import, or sell alcohol in bulk. The people who decide if you get this licence must think you are one of these types of businesses. You cannot get this type of licence if you want to sell alcohol on a vehicle, like a bus or a train.

You must follow this rule, even if it contradicts what is said in section 28(1). This means that the rule about who can get a special licence for off-site drinking is more important than what section 28(1) says. The people who decide if you get the licence will make sure you follow this rule.

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Part 2Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Licensing generally, requirements on licensees, and conditions: Restrictions on issue of special licences

42Restrictions on issue of special licences for consumption off-premises

  1. A special licence designated as an off-site special licence may be issued only to a person who (in the opinion of the licensing committee concerned) is a manufacturer, distributor, importer, or wholesaler of alcohol.

  2. A special licence designated as an off-site special licence must not be issued for a conveyance.

  3. Subsection (1) overrides section 28(1).