# The Supply of Beer (Tied Estate) Order 1989, Article 2


(1) Every brewer who before 1st November 1992 holds interests in more than two thousand licensed premises shall do all such things as may be necessary to secure that on that date either—
(a) he is no longer a brewer, or
(b) he no longer holds interests in more than two thousand licensed premises, or
(c) the provisions of the Schedule to this Order are satisfied with respect to him.
(2) Every body corporate which before 1st November 1992 is a member of a large brewery group shall, subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (5) below, do all such things as may be necessary to secure that on that date either—
(a) it is no longer a member of such a group, or
(b) the provisions of the Schedule to this Order are satisfied with respect to the group.
(3) The obligations under this article of a member of a brewery group which is a body corporate, or a subsidiary of a body corporate, in which another member of the group has a substantial minority holding shall be determined as if the holding did not exist.
(4) Paragraph (2) above shall impose no obligation on any body corporate which—
(a) neither is a brewer nor holds any interest in any licensed premises, and
(b) would not be a member of a brewery group or of a group one or more members of which hold interests in licensed premises were it not that it was a subsidiary of another body corporate.
(5) In any case in which both paragraph (2) above and article 4 below apply, the extent of the obligation imposed by paragraph (2) above shall be no greater than it would have been if the acquisition which caused article 4 below to apply had not been made.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/2390/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supply-of-beer-tied-estate-order-1989/article-2
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