Licensed Grocers (Ireland) Act, 1818

LICENSED GROCERS (IRELAND) ACT 1818

CHAPTER LVII.

An Act to amend an Act of the Fifty-fifth Year of His present Majesty for granting Duties of Excise in Ireland upon certain Licences, and for securing the Payment of such Duties and the regulating the issuing of such Licences. [1st June 1818.]

[Preamble recites 55 Geo. 3. c. 19.]

[S. 1 rep. 36 & 37 Vict. c. 91. (S.L.R.)]

Licensed grocers may be licensed to sell spirits &c. by retail;

but not to be consumed in their houses, under penalty of 10l.

2. Any grocer, or person who shall be licensed as a grocer, shall be capable of being licensed in any place in Ireland to sell spirituous and other liquors by retail; and it shall and may be lawful for every such grocer so licensed, who shall pay the full rate or amount of duty payable by any person on such licence for selling spirituous or other liquors by retail under the said recited Act of the fifty-fifth year aforesaid, to sell spirituous liquors in any quantity less than two reputed quarts, any thing in any Act or Acts to the contrary notwithstanding: Provided always that it shall not be lawful for any such grocer so licensed, nor shall any such licence authorize any such grocer, to sell any spirituous liquors, wine, beer, ale or porter, cider or perry, metheglin or mead, to be consumed in any house, outhouse, building, hut, tent, or place whatever occupied by such grocer; and if any such licensed grocer shall sell any such spirituous liquors, wine, beer, ale or porter, cyder or perry, metheglin or mead, to be consumed in any house, outhouse, or building, hut, tent, or place whatever occupied by such grocer, contrary to this Act, such grocer shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of ten pounds.

[Ss. 3–6 rep. 36 & 37 Vict. c. 91. (S.L.R.)]