# Licensing Act 2003, Paragraph 3


(1) The supply of hot food or hot drink on or from any premises at any time is an exempt supply for the purposes of paragraph 1(1) if, at that time, a person will neither—
(a) be admitted to the premises, nor
(b) be supplied with hot food or hot drink on or from the premises,
except by virtue of being a person of a description falling within sub-paragraph (2).
(2) The descriptions are that—
(a) he is a member of a recognised club,
(b) he is a person staying at a particular hotel, or at particular comparable premises, for the night in question,
(c) he is an employee of a particular employer,
(d) he is engaged in a particular trade, he is a member of a particular profession or he follows a particular vocation,
(e) he is a guest of a person falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (d).
(3) The premises which, for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(b), are comparable to a hotel are—
(a) a guest house, lodging house or hostel,
(b) a caravan site or camping site, or
(c) any other premises the main purpose of maintaining which is the provision of facilities for overnight accommodation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/schedule/2/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-3
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