1954 Practical Bar Management by Eddie Clarke

PRACTICAL BAR MANAGEMENT

and must not supply or sell liquor to a constable on duty except with the authority of the constable's superior officer.

What is a Bar ? Portable Bars There are various legal requirements about the closing of bars during certain times (as to which see above), and other require ments which prevent young persons from being in a bar during permitted hours (see also above). For the purpose of these requirements a bar is a place where liquor is served ,out, or the counter over which liquor is served, and includes any part of the premises which is exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of liquor. The term"bar"may(depending on circumstances) include a bar parlour or a garden mainly used for drinking, but would not include rooms or gardens where some other entertainment or refreshment is provided,if they are not mainly used for the supply and consumption of liquor. An ordinary dining-room is not a bar, even though liquor is supplied there, if the room is used for the ordinary service of meals to which the supply of liquor is ancillary. It seems, therefore, that a portable bar, or dumb waiter furnished with drinks, in a dining-room for the sale of liquor to persons having meals,or in any other part ofthe licensed premises where entertainment,such as a dance, concert or cabaret, is being provided is not within the legal meaning of a"bar"for the purpose of the requirements mentioned above.

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