Liquor (Amendment) Act 1996 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Liquor (Amendment) Act 1996

No. 8 of 1996

An Act to amend the Liquor Act 1975

[Notified in ACT Gazette S59: 10 April 1996]

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Short title

1.  This Act may be cited as the Liquor (Amendment) Act 1996.

Commencement

2.  (1)  Sections 1, 2 and 3 commence on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette.

(2)  The remaining provisions commence on a day, or respective days, fixed by the Minister by notice in the Gazette.

(3)  If a provision referred to in subsection (2) has not commenced before the end of the period of 6 months commencing on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette, that provision, by force of this subsection, commences on the first day after the end of that period.

Principal Act

3.  In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Liquor Act 1975.1

General Licences

4.  Section 26 of the Principal Act has effect as if it had been amended by inserting in paragraph (a) “or, if times are prescribed, at those times” after “time”.

On Licences

5.  Section 27 of the Principal Act has effect as if it had been amended by inserting “or, if times are prescribed, at those times” after “time”.

Club Licences

6.  Section 29 of the Principal Act has effect as if it had been amended by inserting in paragraph (2) (a) “or, if times are prescribed, at those times” after “time”.

Substitution

7.  Section 29A of the Principal Act has effect as if it had been repealed and the following section substituted:

Special Licences

“29A.  A Special Licence authorises the sale of liquor—

(a)at such times as are specified in the licence other than prescribed times; and

(b)on such premises and in such places, and subject to such conditions, as are specified in the licence.”.

Application

8.  Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7 have effect for the period of 12 months commencing on the day on which this Act is notified in the Gazette.

NOTE

Principal Act

1. Reprinted as at 31 January 1996.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 28 February 1996]

©  Australian Capital Territory 1996