Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“Act of 1924” means the Intoxicating Liquor (General) Act 1924 ; | ||
“Act of 1927” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1927 ; | ||
“Act of 1962” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1962 ; | ||
“Act of 1988” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 ; | ||
“Act of 2000” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2000 ; | ||
“Acts” means the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2003; | ||
“bar” means any open bar or any part of licensed premises exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor and includes any counter or barrier across which drink is or can be served to the public; | ||
“disorderly conduct” means any unreasonable behaviour by a person on licensed premises which, having regard to all the circumstances, is likely to cause injury, fear or distress to any other person on the premises and includes, but is not limited to— | ||
(a) violent, threatening, abusive, quarrelsome or insulting behaviour, | ||
(b) conduct causing damage to property, | ||
(c) conduct constituting an offence under the Firearms Acts 1925 to 2000 or the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997 , | ||
(d) conduct in breach of the duty (imposed by section 18 (3) of the Fire Services Act 1981 ) to ensure that as far as is reasonably practicable any person on premises is not exposed to danger from fire as a consequence of any act or omission, | ||
(e) conduct likely to constitute a risk to the health, safety or welfare of any person; | ||
“drunken person” means a person who is intoxicated to such an extent as would give rise to a reasonable apprehension that the person might endanger himself or herself or any other person, and “drunk” and “drunkenness” are to be construed accordingly; | ||
“guardian” includes a person acting in good faith in place of a parent; | ||
“licence” means a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor, whether granted on production or without production of a certificate of the Circuit Court or District Court; | ||
“licensed premises” means premises in respect of which a licence is in force and, in relation to a licensee, means the licensed premises of the licensee; | ||
“licensee” means the holder of a licence; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. | ||
(2) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— | ||
(a) a reference to a Part or section is to a Part or section of this Act, | ||
(b) a reference to a subsection is a reference to a subsection of the section in which the reference occurs, and | ||
(c) references to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment, including this Act. |