Part 3

Interpretation

Tied pub
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1
In this Act, “tied pub” means a pub which is being leased to a tenant who is subject to a contractual obligation which—
a
requires that some or all of the alcohol to be sold in the pub be supplied by—
i
the landlord of the pub, or
ii
a person nominated by the landlord, and
b
is not a stocking requirement.
2
In subsection (1)(b), “stocking requirement” means a contractual obligation which—
a
requires that some of the beer or cider (or both) that is to be sold in the pub is produced by the landlord,
b
does not require the tenant to procure that beer or cider from a particular supplier, and
c
neither prevents the tenant from, nor penalises the tenant for, selling in the pub beer or cider that is produced by a person other than the landlord (although a contract term may impose restrictions on such sales).
3
References in this section to the landlord of a pub includes any person who is a group undertaking in relation to the person who is actually the landlord.