# The Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990, Article 3: Prohibition on sale of intoxicating liquor without a licence


Except as permitted by this Order, it shall be unlawful for any person to sell intoxicating liquor by retail unless he holds a licence authorising him to do so in the course of a business carried on in premises specified in the licence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1990/594/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-northern-ireland-order-1990/article-3
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