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This Act may be cited as “The Licensing Act 1872.”
This Act shall not extend to Scotland.
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Every person found drunk in any highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding [F2level 1 on the standard scale], and on a second conviction within a period of twelve months shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding [F2level 1 on the standard scale], and on a third or subsequent conviction within such period of twelve months be liable to a penalty not exceeding [F2level 1 on the standard scale].
Every person . . . F3 who is drunk while in charge on any highway or other public place of any carriage, horse, cattle, or steam engine, or who is drunk when in possession of any loaded firearms, may be apprehended, and shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding forty shillings, or in the discretion of the court to imprisonment . . . F4 for any term not exceeding one month.
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F2Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46
F3Words repealed by Criminal Justice Act 1967 (c. 80), Sch. 7 Pt. I
F4Words repealed by Statute Law Revision Act 1953 (2 & 3 Eliz. 2 c. 5)
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C1S. 12 extended by Licensing Act 1902 (c. 28), s. 8 and Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26), s. 200(2); amended by Criminal Justice Administration Act 1914 (c. 58), s. 38, Penalties for Drunkenness Act 1962 (c. 52), s. 1(1)(b), (2)(b), Licensing Act 1964 (c. 26), s. 195
C2S. 12 excluded by Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 (c. 53, SIF 107:1), s. 5
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F10Ss. 27, 28, 46 repealed by Licensing Act 1961 (c. 61), Sch. 9 Pt. I
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F16Ss. 27, 28, 46 repealed by Licensing Act 1961 (c. 61), Sch. 9 Pt. I
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C3Act repealed (N. I. ) by S. I. 1980/704 (N. I. 6), art. 13, Sch. 2
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The preceding provisions of this Act with respect to offences against public order shall extend to Ireland.
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F20S. 77, except words printed, repealed by Licensing Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (c. 13), Sch. 12 Pt. I
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C4Unreliable marginal note
C5Reference to Ireland to be construed as exclusive of Republic of Ireland: S.R. & O. 1923/405 (Rev. X, p. 298; 1923, p. 400), art. 2
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