Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, “convenience store” includes service station stores and marinas; “hotel” means a house regularly used and kept open as such for the feeding and lodging of guests or bona fide travelers where, Intoxicating Liquor Licensing [CAP. 150 7 (a) if accommodation is available, all persons able and ready to pay therefore are received for entertainment while they conduct themselves properly without any stipulated engagement as to the duration of their stay or the rate of compensation; and (b) guests are supplied at a reasonable charge with meals, lodgings, refreshment, service and other attention necessarily incident to the use of the place as a temporary home; and (c) the only other dwellers therein are the family and the servants of the hotel-keeper; “judicial district” means each of the judicial districts into which Belize is divided under the Inferior Courts Act, Cap. 94; “licence holder” means a person to whom a licence of any kind is granted under this Act; “licence” or “liquor licence” means a licence issued under this Act authorising sale of liquor in accordance with this Act, rules made thereunder, and conditions endorsed thereon; “licensed premises” means any premises in which sale or supply of liquor has been authorised by a licence issued under this Act; “Licensing Board” or “Board’ means a Licensing Board established under this Act; “liquor” means any wine, spirits, ale, porter, cider, perry, liqueurs, cordials and other spirituous or fermented liquor of an intoxicating nature; “local authority” means the Belize City Council established under the Belize City Council Act, Cap. 85 or a Town Council of any town established under the Town Councils Act, Cap. 87 8 and, in the case of Belmopan, the Belmopan City Council established under the Belmopan City Council Act, Cap. 86, and, in the case of the Village of Caye Caulker, the Caye Caulker Village Council; “members’ club” has the same meaning as in the Clubs (Registration) Act, Cap. 312; “night club” is a place of entertainment which sells liquor by retail for consumption on the premises and holds a night club licence granted under section 3(1) (k) of this Act; “premises” includes the land, buildings and appurtenances thereto; “restaurant” means an establishment where meals of three courses may be obtained; “retail” or “sale by retail” includes any sale, barter, dealing or exchange for valuable consideration of any liquor or spirituous liquor in any other than unbroken packages, or in less quantities than two gallons at any one time; “sale” includes any barter, dealing or exchange for valuable consideration of any liquor or spirituous liquor; “spirituous liquor” means any liquor exceeding in strength thirty per centum of proof spirits; “town” means Belize City or the City of Belmopan or any one of the towns mentioned and described in the Schedule to the Town Councils Act, Cap. 87, or any other place which the Minister may from time to time declare a town for the purposes of this Act, but the Minister may from time to time declare a place to be no longer a town for the purposes of this Act; “village” means the Village of Caye Caulker; Intoxicating Liquor Licensing [CAP. 150 9 “wholesale establishments” includes brewers, distillers and importers.