Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1927

Powers of Gárda Síochána.

22.—(1) Any member of the Gárda Síochána may demand of any person found on any licensed premises during any time in which the sale of intoxicating liquor on such premises is prohibited by this Act the name and address of such person and, if he has ground to suppose that a name or address given by such person in response to such demand is false or misleading, may demand of such person corroborative evidence of such name or address, and if any such person fails or refuses to give on such demand his name and address or either of them or such corroborative evidence or gives a name or an address or corroborative evidence which is false or misleading such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds.

(2) Any member of the Gárda Síochána may arrest without warrant any person who, on his name and address or such corroborative evidence as aforesaid being lawfully demanded of him under this section, fails or refuses to give such name and address or either of them or such evidence.

(3) In the Licensing Act, 1872 , and in the Licensing Act (Ireland), 1874 , the word “constable” shall include any member of the Gárda Síochána and the said Acts shall be construed and have effect accordingly.

(4) In section 23 of the Licensing Act (Ireland) 1874 , the expression “provisions of the principal Act or this Act” shall include the provisions of this present Act, and the said section shall be construed and have effect accordingly.