Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1946

Transfer and variation of licences in respect of premises in a bog.

3.—(1) Whenever it appears to the Minister to be expedient that an on-licence granted or renewed under this Act and for the time being subsisting should, because of the death of the holder thereof or for any other reason, be transferred to a particular person who appears to the Minister to be a fit and proper person to hold such on-licence, the Minister may issue to the said person a certificate certifying that the Minister approves of the transfer of the licence to that person.

(2) On presentation to the Revenue Commissioners of a certificate issued by the Minister under subsection (1) of this section, the Revenue Commissioners shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1943, transfer the on-licence to which the certificate relates to the person specified in that behalf in the certificate.

(3) Whenever it appears to the Minister to be expedient for any reason that the premises to which an on-licence granted or renewed under this Act and for the time being subsisting relates should be varied in any particular respect, other than applying such on-licence to premises which are not part of any bog premises, the Minister may issue to the holder of such on-licence a certificate certifying whichever one or more of the following things is appropriate in the circumstances, that is to say:

(a) that the Minister approves of the extension of the said on-licence to a specified part of the bog premises to another part of which it already applies;

(b) that the Minister approves of the exclusion from the premises to which the said on-licence applies of a specified part of those premises;

(c) that the Minister approves of the transfer of the said on-licence from the premises to which it applies to another part of the same bog premises.

(4) On presentation to the Revenue Commissioners of a certificate issued by the Minister under subsection (3) of this section, the Revenue Commissioners shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1943, amend the on-licence to which such certificate relates in accordance with the approval of the Minister as stated in the certificate.