The Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

Drunkenness in licensed premises

61.—(1) Where the holder of a licence himself or by his servant or agent, or such a servant or agent,—

(a)permits drunkenness or any disorderly conduct to take place in the licensed premises, or

(b)sells intoxicating liquor to a drunken person knowing him to be such,

he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.

(2) Where any person is found drunk in licensed premises he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

(3) Where the holder of a licence or his servant or agent is charged under paragraph (1)(a) with permitting drunkenness, and it is proved that any person was drunk in the licensed premises, the burden of proving that the defendant took all reasonable steps to prevent drunkenness in the premises shall lie upon him.