Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1960
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Sale of intoxicating liquor in sealed containers. |
40.—(1) Intoxicating liquor shall not be sold by retail in a sealed container unless the quantity of the contents of the container is indicated on the container. | |
(2) A person who contravenes or permits a person under his control or in his employment to contravene subsection (1) of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall on summary conviction thereof be liable, in the case of a first offence, to a fine not exceeding ten pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds. | ||
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 8 (which prohibits certain sales of intoxicating liquor otherwise than in marked measures) of the Licensing Act, 1872 , a person who sells intoxicating liquor in a sealed container on which the quantity of the contents of the container is indicated shall be deemed not to act in contravention of that section. | ||
(4) In this section “container” does not include a bottle. |