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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 off-licences

36: No off-licences for petrol stations, certain garages, dairies, convenience stores, conveyances, or shops within shops

You could also call this:

“No off-licences for petrol stations, garages, dairies, or some shops.”

You cannot get an off-licence for certain types of premises. The licensing authority will not issue an off-licence if the main business is selling petrol or fixing cars and selling petrol. They also will not issue an off-licence for dairies or convenience stores.

You also cannot get an off-licence for a conveyance, which is a vehicle like a car or a bus. If a shop is inside another shop, you cannot get an off-licence for the inside shop. If you can walk directly into a shop or into premises where they sell petrol or fix cars from another premises, you cannot get an off-licence for that premises.

You can find more information by looking at s 36(3) for comparison. This rule is part of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012. It helps decide which premises can get an off-licence.

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

36No off-licences for petrol stations, certain garages, dairies, convenience stores, conveyances, or shops within shops

  1. The licensing authority or licensing committee concerned must not direct that an off-licence should be issued for any premises if (in its opinion)—

  2. the principal business carried on there is—
    1. the sale of automotive fuels; or
      1. the repair and servicing of motor vehicles and the sale of automotive fuels; or
      2. they are a shop of the kind commonly thought of as a dairy; or
        1. they are a shop of the kind commonly thought of as a convenience store; or
          1. they are a conveyance; or
            1. they are situated (wholly or partially) within a shop; or
              1. the public can reach them directly from a shop, or directly from premises where the principal business carried on is a business of a kind described in paragraph (a).

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