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Liability of occupier for sale of liquor on unlicensed premises
Cap. 150, s. 36 · Revised Edition 2020
(1) No person shall expose or offer for sale, or sell, barter,
exchange or otherwise dispose of any liquor,
(a) unless he holds a licence under this Act authorising him to sell that liquor; or
(b) at any place, other than that at which the licence authorises him to sell liquor.
(2) Any person who acts in contravention of this section commits an offence and is liable in respect of each offence.
(3) On the conviction of any person for an offence under this section, the court may, if it thinks it expedient to do so,
declare all liquor found in the possession of the person convicted and the vessels containing it to be forfeited to the State.
(4) The occupier of any premises on which any intoxicating liquor is sold in contravention of this section or, if the premises are occupied by more than one person, every occupier thereof shall, if it is proved that he was privy or consented to the sale,
be subject to the penalties imposed upon persons under this Act for the sale of liquor without a licence.
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