1954 Practical Bar Management by Eddie Clarke

PRACTICAL BAR MANAGEMENT

2. The licensee may himself, however, supply liquor at any hour to his friends who are being bonafide entertained by him at his own expense on the licensed premises. 3. If liquor is supplied at the same time as a meal for con sumption with the meal, the purchaser may consume the liquor at any time up to half an hour after the end of permitted hours. This concession does not apply wherethe purchaserbrings hisown food, or supplies his own liquor. 4. Liquor may be ordered outside of hoursforconsumption off the premises, and the vendor may despatch it at any time, but the liquor must not be taken away bythe purchaser himself outside of hours. 5. The ordinary permitted hours do not apply to canteens for the armed forces and certain civilian workers. Extension of Hours, Closing of Bars The justices, or in London the police, may grant exemption orders extending the permitted hours during special occasions such as market days, public festivities, etc. Hotels and restaurants may also obtain a "supper hour" extension in the evening for the supply of liquor with meals for an hour after the end of normal permitted hours. But during this "supper hour"all drinking bars on the premises must be closed. Certain premises in the West End of London may also obtain extensions up to 2 a.m. if music and dancing are provided, but here again the drinking bars must be closed during the extension. Apart from the obligation to close a bar during the supper hour and the special West End extension, a bar may be kept open outside of hours for the sale of non-intoxicants and food. There is no obligation to keep a bar open during permitted hours, but if the bar is persistently and frequently closed during permitted hours, the licensing justices may take the view, when the licence comes up for renewal, that the bar is not needed, and may refuse renewal of the licence. Sales on Credit Liquor supplied in any licensed premises or club for consump tion on the premises must be paid for at the time when it is supplied, but if the liquor is supplied with a meal,the liquor may

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