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Licensing Act 1872

35 & 36 Vict. c. 94 · Enacted 10 August 1872 · Extends to England, Wales and Northern Ireland

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F1An Act for Regulating the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors.

[10th August 1872]C1

Annotations to the whole text

Textual amendments

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Act repealed (N.I.) by S. I. 1980/704 (N. I. 6), art. 13, Sch. 2

Modifications

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Preamble omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54)

Contents

  1. Preliminary
  2. 1Short title.
  3. 2Extent of Act.
  4. 3—11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  5. Offences against Public Order
  6. 12Penalty on persons found drunk.
  7. 13—18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 19–22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  9. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 25, 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. 27, 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  13. 29–34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 36–38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  17. 40–45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  19. 47–74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. 75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  21. Application of certain of the preceding Provisions of this Act to Ireland
  22. 76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 77†Application to Ireland of certain provisions of the Act with modifications.
  24. 78—90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  26. Schedule 2Schedule 2

1Short title.F1

This Act may be cited as “The Licensing Act 1872.”

2Extent of Act.F1

This Act shall not extend to Scotland.

3—11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

12Penalty on persons found drunk.C1C2F1

Every person found drunk in any highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding F2level 1 on the standard scale.

Every person F3... who is drunk while in charge on any highway or other public place of any carriage, horse, cattle, or steam engine, or who is drunk when in possession of any loaded firearms, F4... shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale, or in the discretion of the court to imprisonment F5... for any term not exceeding one month.

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13—18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

19–22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

25, 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

27, 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

29–34. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

35. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

36–38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

40–45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

47–74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

77†Application to Ireland of certain provisions of the Act with modifications.X1C1F1

The preceding provisions of this Act with respect to offences against public order shall extend to Ireland.

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78—90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .F1

Schedule 1F1

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Schedule 2F1

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