No Servicing Of Alcohol Until After 6pm On Good Friday reminds Premier’s Office

Bars and other establishments are being reminded that alcohol can only be served after 6:00 p.m. on Good Friday, April 7.

Businesses and premises on which intoxicating liquors are sold, exposed or kept for sale by retail are to be closed until 6:00 p.m. on Good Friday, April 7.

A statement from the Premier’s Office stressed that “these establishments shall remain closed during this time acting in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Liquor Licences Act, 2022, as referenced in Section 45(1).”

The statement warned that a person who does not comply with the stipulated hours tomorrow will be fined.

“Further, Section 45(5) further states, a person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section and section 46 commits an offense and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and for any subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars.”

Additionally, “Section 46 of the Act prohibits a person from consuming liquor in and taking liquor from the licensed premises during the hours of closing.
Section 47 stipulates that a person found on licenced premises during closing hours commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars unless he or she can satisfy the court that his or her presence on such premises was not in contravention of the provisions of the Act.”

The Premier Office also reminded business owners that “the particular hours of opening and closing for premises on which liquor is sold are dependent on the type of licence granted to the establishment.”

Businesses and the public are being asked to comply with the operating hours on Good Friday.