PART I

Preliminary and General

1. —This Act may be cited as the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1988.

2. —(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1927” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1927 ;

“the Act of 1960” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1960 ;

“the Act of 1962” means the Intoxicating Liquor Act, 1962 ;

“the Acts” means the Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1986;

“bar” means any open bar or any part of a licensed premises exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor and shall include any counter or barrier across which drink is or can be served to the public;

“licence” means a licence for the sale of intoxicating liquor whether granted on production or without production of a certificate of the Circuit Court or the District Court;

“licensed premises” means premises in respect of which a licence has been granted and is in force;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Justice.

(2) References in this Act to any enactment shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment including this Act.

3. —(1) The Acts and this Act, in so far as this Act amends and extends the Acts, may be cited together as the Licensing Acts, 1833 to 1988, and shall be construed together as one.

(2) The Registration of Clubs Acts, 1904 to 1986, and this Act, in so far as this Act amends those Acts, may be cited together as the Registration of Clubs Acts, 1904 to 1988, and shall be construed together as one.

4. —Section 120 of the Children Act, 1908, and sections 10 , 11 , 12 and 25 of the Intoxicating Liquor (General) Act, 1924 , are hereby repealed.