Sunday Trading (Refreshment Rooms) Act 1916 (NSW)

Sunday Trading (Refreshment Rooms) Act.

Sl'NDAV 'L'UA])IN(!

(l!l':Fl(E8ir.MI':NT KOOMS) ACT.

Act No. 10, lOlG.

All Act to amend the law w ith respect to Sunday George v,

trading in certain sliops ; and for tlia t purpose to amend certain Acts. [Assented to, 19tii April, 1910.]

~|))E it onactod hy flu- King’s Alost Excolhmt iMajesty, j ] ) by and with tlio advice and consent of the Logisla- livo Council and Lcg’islativo Assembly of New South hVab's ill Earliament assniililed, and by tlu' autliority of t!i(' same, as follows :—

1 . This Act maybe cited as the ‘•'Sunday Trading shnn tiiu-

(Refreshment Rooms) Act, 1916.” It shall eommenee

and take elfeet on and iVom the first day ol' July, one	•
thousand nine Imudred and sixteen.

2 . Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act

of ])rior date, it shall lie iawfiil for any sliop described

in Part I of Schedido One, licensed under this Act, to lib'cHallkA

he open for tlie sale of tlie articles, commodities, and i!omf

things named in Part I of Schedule T'wo, and for any

])crson to sell therein such articles, commodities, and

things on Sundays within the hours of—

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half-past eight and ten in the morning ;

one and half-past six in the afternoon; and

half-past eight and ten in the evening :

3 . Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act .siloes in lurt

of prior date, it shall he lawful for any shop described in Part I I of Schedule One, and licensed under this Act, to he open for the sale of the articles, commodities,

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Sunday Trading (r.erreshment Rooms) Act.

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No. 19. any person to sell therein such articles, commodities,

and things on Sundays within the hours of—

half-past eight and ten in the morning ;

half-past twelve and half-past six in the after­

noon ; and

half-past eight and ten in the evening.

Shops in Part 4 . Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act ScheLiie One 0̂ pilor date, it shall he lawful for any shop described in maybe Part I I I of Sclicdule One, aitd licensed under this Act,

th™a?ê of to bc opcu foi’ the Sale of the articles, commodities, and

certain tliiugs named in Part I I I of Schedule Two, and for any

during certain person to scll therein such articles, commodities, and

hours. things on Sundays within the hours of—

eiglit and ten in the morning;

twelve noon and two in the afternoon;

five and ten in the evening.

Kot to apply

to railway	5 . The two last preceding sections sliall not apply to Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act of prior date, it shall he lawful for any such refreshment room to l)c open for the sade of the articles, commodities, and things named in Schedule Two, and for any person to sell therein such articles, commodities, and things on Sundays at any time.
refreshment	railway refreshment rooms.
rooms.

Penalties. 6. Any person who on any Sunday—

(a)	at any time other than within the hours above prescribed opens, or keeps open to the public for purposes of trade any shop described in Schedule One, or offers for sale, or sells therein any article, commodity, or thing; or
(h)	offers for sale or sells in any such shop within the hours above prescribed any article, com­ modity, or thing not authorised hy this Act to he sold; or
(c)	offers for sale or sells in any such shop any article, commodity, or thing named in Part I of Schedule Two for consumption otherwise than on the premises of the vendor ; or
(d)	employs in any shop any person under sixteen years of age,

shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds, or in default to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding

month. 7 .

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7 . Xo rostaiirant ov (linin^'-room keeper shall he George V,

guilty of the said ollkneo hy reason only that within one No. 19.

haU'-hour after the said closing time goods have been Cnstomor

offered or sold to a customer who at the said closing

time was in the said restaurant or dining-room being

served or Avaiting to lu' served.

8 . On })aym('nt of the ])r('serihed fee licenses called Applications

Avithiu Avhich the shop in rc'spi'ct of Avhicli tlu' ajiplieation is madi' is situated.

“ Sunday 'L'rading .iacmises ” may he granted nmh'r descrihi'd in Schedule One lu'reto. Ajiplieations for such licemes sliall he ma(h‘ to tlu' court of petty sessions in ilm police district

9 . Penalties undei' this Act may he imposed hy a Recovciy of

stipendiary or police magistrali', or hy any two justices

of till' peaci' in piMl v sessions.

1 0 . 0 ) ft shall he l.aAvful for the Govanaior from Re-niations.

Timt' to time to frame ri'O'ulaii n n s not being inconsistent

Avith tlu' ])rovisi(ius of this A.et for any of the following

])ur[)oses, tiamely : —

(a)	Por jirescrihing the forms of ap))licat ions, licmises, and other documents not providi'd for hy the Schedules to this Aet, and for correcting or A’arying any such form Avlien neci'ssary.
(h)	I'm- ])rescrihing the lees to ho paid for lieenses granted under this Aet, and the person or jH'rsons to Avhom such fees shall hi' paid and for the due accounting therefor.
(c)

And gi'iierally for the purpose of giving elfeet (2) Such regulations shall—

(a) he published in the Gazette;

(h)	take elfeet from the date of publication or from a later date to be specified in such regulations ; and
(c)	be laid befori' both Houses of Parhnni‘''it a\ ithin fourteen days after publication if Parliament is in session ; and if not, then within fourteen days alter the commencement of the next session.

88                    Sunday Trading (Refreshment Rooms) Act.

George V, If eitliov House of Parliament passes a resolution at tions have been laid before sueb House disallowing any regulation, such regulation shall thereupon cease to have elfeet.

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SCHEDULES.

S C H E D U L E O N E .

P art I.

P.'isti'vcouk.s’ or b;ikei n’ sliops, fur tlie sale of lireiul in various forms,

cakes or biscuits.

A n y shop in combination of any or all of the above noted uti li t irs .

P aiit i t .

Tea rooms.

Erii itercrs ' sliopis. _

Ice-cream shops.

Confectioners ' shops.

IMilk shops.

Shops for the sale of non-alcoholic drinks.

A iiv shop in coaihinatioti of any or all of the above noted utilities.

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lle s ta i i ran ts an d dinim;-i'ooins.

Fish and ovster shops and saloons for thi' sale of oysters and

rooked fish.

A n y shop in eombinatiou of any or all of the a h o \e noted utili ties.

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Sunday Trading (Refreshment Rooms) Act.

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pai'.t r. No. 19.

Milk, Ira, ri.llrr, ciicda, chocarlatr, and siniilai' drinks.

Tcni j i r ranrc and non alruholi r drinks.

I r r err,am or irrs, or ronfrrtioiKa'v.

Urrad in r ari<ius I'orins, pastry , cakes, oi' l.iscaiits.

r . \ i r r i r .

iMilk, ti'a, ron'er. roroa, cliorolatr, and similar drinks.

I r raa ' rani oi' iri s.

Confect ioner\’.

I’l'uil of all kinds.

r.read in n ,i rioiis furnis, pas t rv, rakes, or 1 lis. ii i|s, w il li kutlei-, jam,

OI' lione\- t o lie consumed in con junet ion tleTe' . ' iIli.

Teni]sa'anei ' cir non aleoliolic drinks.

IkviiT TIT.

TNTeals.

Cooked llsli and ovslias.

I tread in v.irious foi ins.

TemjHa'air-e and non-alcoholic drin'.is.

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