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Sale of beer in restaurants.
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26.—(1) A person (in this section referred to as a “licensee”) who is the holder of a wine retailer's on-licence (within the meaning of the Act of 1910) attaching to a restaurant may, subject to the conditions specified in subsection (2), offer beer for sale for consumption on the premises.
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(2) The conditions referred to in subsection (1) are—
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(a) that the beer is consumed at the same time as and with a meal and paid for at the same time as the meal is paid for,
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(b) that the restaurant does not contain a bar.
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(3) A licensee who offers beer for sale in contravention of a condition specified in subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—
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(a) for a first such offence, £1,000, or
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(b) for a second or any subsequent such offence, £1,500.
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(4) In this section, “restaurant” means any premises in respect of which a restaurant certificate has been granted under subsection (1A) (inserted by section 8 of the Act of 1943) of section 12 of the Act of 1927.
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