Hours of closing licensed premises

(1) All licensed premises in which liquor is sold under a publican’s general licence shall be closed, (a) on Christmas Day and Good Friday; (b) on Saturdays between the hours of eleven o’clock in the night and seven o’clock in the morning of the following Monday; (c) on all other days, between the hours of ten o’clock in the night and seven o’clock in the morning of the following day, and no liquor shall be sold or delivered from those premises at any time during the period when they are required to be closed by this section. (2) All licensed premises in which liquor is sold under a malt liquor and cider licence shall be closed, (a) on Christmas Day and Good Friday; (b) on Saturdays between the hours of eleven o’clock in the night and ten o’clock in the morning of the following Sunday; (c) on Sundays between the hours of two o’clock in the afternoon and seven o’clock in the morning of the following Monday; (d) on all other days between the hours of eleven o’clock in the night and seven o’clock in the morning of the following day, Intoxicating Liquor Licensing [CAP. 150 29 and no liquor shall be sold or delivered on the premises at any time during the period when they are required to be closed by this section. (3) Any person who during the times at which any licensed premises are required by this section to be closed, (a) sells or exposes for sale in such premises any (b) opens or keeps open such premises for the sale of liquor; or (c) allows any liquor, although purchased before the hours of closing, to be consumed on such is guilty of an offence. (4) All premises in which liquor is sold under an hotel licence shall be closed daily between midnight of the one day and seven o’clock in the forenoon on the next day, Provided that during the visit of any tourist ship to Belize or on the occasion of any dance, ball, or other entertainment at an hotel, the Chairperson of the Licensing Board of any judicial district or area may authorize in writing the holder of an hotel licence to supply liquor to the tourists or the guests at such dance, ball or entertainment during such hours as may be specified in the authority, and upon obtaining such authority it shall be lawful for the licence holder to keep his premises open for such time beyond the commencement of the closing period as may be specified in the authority.