Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1943

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Licences for sale of intoxicating liquor on aircraft in flight.

29.—(1) It shall be lawful for the Revenue Commissioners, notwithstanding anything contained in the Licensing (Ireland) Acts, 1833 to 1929, to grant to any air transport concern a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor to passengers on an aircraft owned or hired by that concern for consumption while such aircraft is in flight.

(2) A licence granted under this section shall be known as a passenger aircraft licence, and shall operate only in respect of such aircraft owned or hired by the air transport concern to whom it is granted as is specified in the licence.

(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act of 1927, a passenger aircraft licence shall operate to authorise the sale, in the aircraft to which such licence relates and at any time while such aircraft is in flight, of intoxicating liquor to passengers in such aircraft for consumption therein.