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Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018

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This law, the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018, updates previous laws concerning the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor. Its main purpose is to remove Good Friday from the list of days with specific restrictions on alcohol sales.

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Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018 Skip to content Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Gaeilge Léim go dtí an t-ábhar Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach English Gaeilge English Produced by the Office of the Attorney General Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne Home Legislation Acts of the Oireachtas Statutory Instruments Pre-1922 Legislation Constitution External Resources Bills (Houses of the Oireachtas) Iris Oifigiúil / Official Gazette Revised Acts (LRC) Classified List of Legislation (LRC) Translations (acts.ie) Translations (Houses of the Oireachtas) Government Publications for Sale EU Law (EUR-Lex) FAQ Disclaimer Feedback Helpdesk Search Baile Reachtaíocht Achtanna an Oireachtais Ionstraimí Reachtúla Reachtaíocht Réamh-1922 Bunreacht Acmhainní Seachtracha Billí (Tithe an Oireachtais) Iris Oifigiúil Achtanna Athbhreithnithe (CAD) (An Coimisiún um Athchóiriú an Dlí) Liosta Rangaithe Reachtaíochta Aistriúcháin (achtanna.ie) Aistriúcháin (Tithe an Oireachtais) Foilseacháin Rialtais ar Díol Dlí AE (EUR-Lex) CCanna (Ceisteanna Coitianta) Séanadh Aiseolas Deasc chabhrach Cuardach TitleTeideal Year(s) or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 2018 Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018 Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Open PDFOscail PDF Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 1 of 2018 INTOXICATING LIQUOR (AMENDMENT) ACT 2018 CONTENTS PART 1 Preliminary and General Section 1. Short title, collective citation and construction PART 2 Sale and Consumption of Intoxicating Liquor 2. Amendment of Intoxicating Liquor Act 1927 3. Amendment of section 7 of Intoxicating Liquor Act 1960 4. Amendment of Intoxicating Liquor Act 1962 5. Amendment of section 14 of Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 Acts Referred to Intoxicating Liquor Act 1927 (No. 15) Intoxicating Liquor Act 1960 (No. 18) Intoxicating Liquor Act 1962 (No. 21) Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (No. 16) Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011 Number 1 of 2018 INTOXICATING LIQUOR (AMENDMENT) ACT 2018 An Act to amend the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011 and to provide for related matters. [31st January, 2018] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: PART 1 Preliminary and General Short title, collective citation and construction 1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Intoxicating Liquor (Amendment) Act 2018. (2) The Licensing Acts 1833 to 2011 and this Act may be cited together as the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2018 and shall be construed together as one. PART 2 Sale and Consumption of Intoxicating Liquor Amendment of Intoxicating Liquor Act 1927 2. The Intoxicating Liquor Act 1927 is amended— (a) in section 1(1), in the definition of “week day”, by the substitution of “is not Christmas Day or Saint Patrick’s Day” for “is not Good Friday, Christmas Day, or Saint Patrick’s Day”, (b) in section 2(1) — (i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “Christmas Day” for “Christmas Day or Good Friday”, and (ii) in paragraph (b)(iii), by the substitution of “Christmas Eve” for “Christmas Eve and the eve of Good Friday”, (c) in section 4(7)(b), by the substitution of “Saint Patrick’s Day or Christmas Day” for “Saint Patrick’s Day, Christmas Day or Good Friday”, (d) in section 14, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (e): “(e) the sale of intoxicating liquor by the holder of an on-licence at any hour on licensed premises to a person then lodging in such premises.”, and (e) in section 56(1)(a), by the substitution of “Christmas Day” for “Christmas Day or Good Friday”. Amendment of section 7 of Intoxicating Liquor Act 1960 3. Section 7 (2)(b) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1960 is amended— (a) in subparagraph (ii), by the substitution of “evening.” for “evening, or”, and (b) by the deletion of subparagraph (iii). Amendment of Intoxicating Liquor Act 1962 4. The Intoxicating Liquor Act 1962 is amended— (a) in section 11(5), by the substitution of “Christmas Day” for “Christmas Day or Good Friday”, and (b) in section 22, by the substitution of “Sunday or Christmas Day” for “Sunday, Saint Patrick’s Day, Christmas Day or Good Friday”. Amendment of section 14 of Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 5. Section 14 (1) of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 is amended by the substitution of “any intoxicating liquor outside the hours” for “any intoxicating liquor at any time on Good Friday or outside the hours”. 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