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PART 2
Conduct on Licensed Premises
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Drunken persons.
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4.—(1) A licensee shall not, on the licensed premises—
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(a) supply, or permit any person to supply, intoxicating liquor—
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(i) to a drunken person, or
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(ii) to any person for consumption by a drunken person;
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(b) permit a drunken person to consume intoxicating liquor;
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(c) permit drunkenness to take place in the bar; or
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(d) admit any drunken person to the bar.
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(2) A licensee who contravenes subsection (1) is guilty of an offence under this section and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding—
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(a) for a first offence, €1,500, or
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(b) for a second or any subsequent offence, €2,000.
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(3) A person who is drunk on leaving licensed premises is presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have been drunk while on those premises.
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(4) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1)(c) it is a defence to prove that the licensee took reasonable steps to prevent the drunkenness concerned taking place.
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