Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003
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Licences to national sporting arenas. |
21.—(1) In this section— | |
“designated national sporting arena” means a major arena or stadium used primarily for sport which is designated as a national sporting arena in regulations made by the Minister under this section; | ||
“event” means an event, whether of a sporting or non-sporting nature, which is held at a designated national sporting arena and involves the use of some or all of the playing area or pitch in the arena; | ||
“function” means a conference, exhibition, seminar or reception which is held at a designated national sporting arena but does not involve the use of the playing area or pitch; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism; | ||
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister. | ||
(2) The Minister may issue to the owner or owners of a designated national sporting arena a certificate approving of the issue of a licence in respect of the arena. | ||
(3) The Revenue Commissioners shall, subject to subsection (5) and (6)— | ||
(a) on presentation of the certificate, issue a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor in respect of the designated national sporting arena concerned, and | ||
(b) renew a licence so issued. | ||
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Acts, a licence issued or renewed under this section shall operate to authorise the sale of intoxicating liquor— | ||
(a) to persons attending an event in the designated national sporting arena concerned for consumption in prescribed areas of the arena during the period beginning at the time members of the public are permitted to attend the event and ending one hour after its conclusion, and | ||
(b) subject to section 2 of the Act of 1927, to persons attending a function in such an arena for consumption in prescribed areas thereof. | ||
(5) There shall be charged, levied and paid on every licence issued pursuant to this section, and on its due renewal, a duty of excise of €250. | ||
(6) A licence shall not be issued or renewed by the Revenue Commissioners under this section unless a tax clearance certificate has been issued in relation to the licence or its renewal in accordance with section 1094 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 . | ||
(7) (a) The definition of “licence” in section 1094(1), as amended, of the said Act of 1997 is further amended— | ||
(i) by the substitution of “1992,” for “1992, and” in paragraph (m) and of “1910, and” for “1910;” in paragraph (n), and | ||
(ii) by insertion of the following paragraph after paragraph (n): | ||
“(o) section 21 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2003;”. | ||
(b) The definition of “specified date” in the said section 1094(1) is amended by the substitution of “(o)” for “(n)”. | ||
(8) Regulations made by the Minister under this section may contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations. | ||
(9) The reference in subsection (4)(b) to section 2 of the Act of 1927 is to that section as amended by section 3 of the Act of 2000 and section 10 . |