Metropolitan Police Act 1839

XLI Freemen of Vintners Company subject to certain Provisions.

And be it declared and enacted, That after the passing of this Act every Person who by reason of his or her Freedom of the Mystery or Craft of Vintners of the City of London, or of any Right or Privilege of such Mystery, shall claim to be entitled to sell Foreign Wine by Retail, to be drunk or consumed on the Premises within the Metropolitan Police District, without Licence, shall be subject to all the Provisions of all Acts made for the Regulation of Persons so licensed (except those Provisions which require or refer to the taking out of a Licence either from any Justice of the Peace or from the Commissioners of Excise), and, in the Case of any Offence committed by him or her against the Tenor of the Licence granted under the Provisions of any Act for the Sale of exciseable Liquors by retail to be drunk or consumed on the Premises, shall be liable to be dealt with, proceeded against, and punished in like Manner as if selling Wine by Licence and not by virtue of such Claim or Privilege.