Finance Act 1967

15 (1) For subsection (1) of section 180 there shall be substituted the following subsection—

‘(1) Justices of the peace may, on the application of the holder of a justices' on-licence, grant him a licence (in this Act referred to as an " occasional licence ") authorising the sale by him of any intoxicating liquor to which his justice's on-licence extends at such place other than the premises in respect of which his justices' on-licence was granted, during such period not exceeding three weeks at one time, and between such hours, as may be specified in the occasional licence, but an occasional licence shall not authorise the sale of intoxicating liquor thereunder—

(a) in a county or county borough in Wales and Monmouth shire in which section 66(1) of this Act for the time being applies, on any Sunday; or

(b) on Christmas Day, Good Friday, or any day appointed for public fast or thanksgiving.’

(2) In subsection (2) of section 180—

(a) for the word " consent " in the first place where it occurs there shall be substituted the words " an occasional licence ";

(b) for the words " the consent " in both places where they occur and for the words " the occasional licence " there shall in each case be substituted the word " it ".

(3) In subsection (3) of section 180, for the words " their consent " there shall be substituted the words " an occasional licence ".

(4) In subsection (6) of section 180, for the words from " consent under " to " the consent " there shall be substituted the words " an occasional licence to an applicant who holds only a residential licence ; and, if he holds only a restaurant licence or residential and restaurant licence, they shall not grant the occasional licence ".

(5) In subsection (7) of section 180, for the words " consent under this section " there shall be substituted the words " an occasional licence ".

(6) At the end of section 180, there shall be added the following subsection—

“(8) An occasional licence granted to the holder of a justices' on-licence in respect of any premises shall have effect as if granted to any person who is for the time being the holder of a justices' on-licence in respect of those premises and shall be of no effect at any time when no justices' licence is for the time being held in respect of those premises.”