Licensing Act 1964

201 Interpretation of other expressions

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

• " bar " includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor;

• " canteen ", except in Part X of this Act and in the expressions " canteen licence" and " licensed canteen ", means a canteen in which the sale or supply of intoxicating liquor is carried on under the authority of the Secretary of State ;

• " canteen licence " has the meaning assigned to it by section 148(1) of this Act;

• " club premises " has the meaning assigned to it by section 39(6) of this Act;

• " the Commissioners " means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise;

• " compensation fund " has the meaning assigned to it by section 17(5) of this Act;

• " development corporation " has the same meaning as in the New Towns Act 1946 ;

• " early-closing licence " has the meaning assigned to it by section 65(2) of this Act;

• " enactment " includes an enactment contained in any order, regulation or other instrument having effect by virtue of an Act;

• " the general licensing hours " has the meaning assigned to it by section 60(5) of this Act;

• " general order of exemption " has the meaning assigned to it by section 74(1) of this Act;

• " grant " in relation to a justices' licence includes a grant by way Of renewal, transfer or removal and " application " shall be construed accordingly ;

• " intoxicating liquor " means spirits, wine, beer, porter, cider, perry, and British wine and any fermented, distilled or spirituous liquor that cannot for the time being be sold without an excise licence; but does not include beer or porter for the sale of which an excise licence is not required ;

• " licensed canteen " means a canteen within the meaning of Part X of this Act in respect of which a canteen licence is in force ;

• " mess " means an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty's naval, military or air forces;

• " the metropolis " means the administrative county of London together with any area outside that county but within the four-mile radius from Charing Cross;

• " the Minister " means the Minister of Housing and Local Government;

• " occasional licence " means an excise licence granted under section 151 of the Customs and Excise Act 1952;

• " old on-licence " has the meaning assigned to it by section 12(1) of this Act;

• " ordinary removal " has the meaning assigned to it by section 5(6) of this Act;

• " Part IV licence " has the meaning assigned to it by section 93 of this Act;

• " planning removal " has the meaning assigned to it by section 121(2) of this Act;

• " registered ", in relation to a club, has the meaning assigned to it by section 40(1) of this Act;

• " registered owner " has the meaning assigned to it by section 32(3) of this Act;

• " residential licence ", " residential and restaurant licence " and " restaurant licence " have the meanings assigned to them by section 94 of this Act;

• " sale by retail ", in relation to any intoxicating liquor, has the meaning assigned to it by section 148(4) of the Customs and Excise Act 1952 ;

• " seasonal licence " has the meaning assigned to it by section 64(2) of this Act;

• " secretary ", in relation to a club, includes any officer of the club or other person performing the duties of a secretary and, in relation to a proprietary club where there is no secretary, the proprietor of the club;

• " six-day licence " has the meaning assigned to it by section 65(2) of this Act;

• " special hours certificate " means a certificate granted under section 77 or section 78 of this Act;

• " special order of exemption " has the meaning assigned to it by section 74(4) of this Act;

• " special removal " has the meaning assigned to it by section 15(2) of this Act;

• " statutory regulations for music and dancing " means—

  (i)

  section 51 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act 1890; or

  (ii)

  the Home Counties (Music and Dancing) Licensing Act 1926 ; or

  (iii)

  Schedule 12 to the London Government Act 1963 ; or

  (iv)

  any local Act or part of a local Act regulating by means of licences the provision of music and dancing in places of public resort;

• " table meal " means a meal eaten by a person seated at a table, or at a counter or other structure which serves the purpose of a table and is not used for the service of refreshments for consumption by persons not seated at a table or structure serving the purpose of a table;

• " temporary premises removal " has the meaning assigned to it by section 126(2) of this Act.

(2) For the purposes of this Act a person shall be treated as residing in any premises, notwithstanding that he occupies sleeping accommodation in a separate building, if he is provided with that accommodation in the course of a business of providing board and lodging for reward at those premises and the building is habitually used for the purpose by way of annexe or overflow in connection with those premises and is occupied and managed with those premises.

(3) Any reference in this Act to the administrative county of London shall, on and after 1st April 1965, be construed as a reference to the area which immediately before that date was comprised in that county.

(4) Any provision in this Act requiring or authorising notice to be given to the chief officer of police shall be construed as requiring or authorising the notice to be given—

(a) if the premises to which the notice relates (that is to say, in the case of an application for a licence, the premises to be licensed) are in the City of London, to the Commissioner of Police for the City ;

(b) if the premises are in the metropolitan police district, to the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis;

(c) if the premises are in any other police area to the chief constable for that area.

(5) Except where the context otherwise requires, references in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended, and include references thereto as extended or applied, by any other enactment, including this Act.