The Licensing Act.-1908. PART 1. ISION Division IV.–Transfer of Licences: V. - Transm Division XII. - Licences at Renmark. Division 1.—Local Option Polls : Division 1V.—General. Repeal. Exception. 3. The several Acts mentioned in the Schedule A hereto are hereby repealed, except as to any matter or thing lawfully done or commenced to be done under the said Acts, or any of them: Provided that all offences against the said Acts, or any of them, committed before the passing of this Act, shall be punishable in the same manner as if this Act had not been passed, and all licences and certificates issued or granted, things done, notices given, and proceedings had, under the authority or by virtue of any of the said Acts, and not expired at the time of the passing of this Act, shall confer and involve the same rights, privileges, liabilities, and effects as if this Act had been in force when they were granted, issued, done, given, or had, and as if they were granted, issued, done, given, or had under the authority or by virtue of this Act; and all Licensing Districts, Local Option Districts, Licensing Benches, clerks to Licensing Benches, and inspectors constituted or appointed, and chairmen of Licensing Benches elected under the authority of any of the said Acts shall, subject to anything which is lawfully done under this Act, continue notwithstanding the passing of this Act. Interpretation clause. Ibid, 8. 4, with additions. 4. In this Act, except where the subject matter or context, or other provisions of this Act, require a different construction, the following terms, in inverted commas, have the respective meanings hereinafter assigned to them, that is to say“ Bar-room ” means any room in which liquor is kept and in or from which liquor is directly supplied to customers : “ Bench " The Licensing Act.—1908. PART 1. “ Bench ” means the Licensing Bench of Justices for the Licensing District in which any licensed premises, or any premises made: House of Assembly electoral roll : “Electoral District” means an Electoral District for the election of members or a member to serve in the House of Assembly : “ Gazette” means The South Australian Government Gazette : “General election” means a parliamentary general election for the return of members pursuant to writs issued upon the dissolution or expiry of the House of Assembly: yards from the front door of the house in respect of which house: under this Act: “Justice” means Justice of the Peace for the said State: “ Liquor" means brandy, gin, rum, whisky, cordials containing spirits, wine, cider, perry, mead, ale, porter, beer, or any other spirituous, malt, vinois, or fermented liquors : “Mead,” means mead made from honey tb oduce of the said State, and “wine," “ cider," and "perry” mean wine, cider, and perry made from fruit grown in the said State, such mead, wine, cider, or perry not containing a greater proportion than thirty-five per centum of proof spirit: “ Minister" means the Attorney-General for the time being of the said State: * Owner of licensed premises” includes a cestui que trust, and means the person for the time being receiving or entitled to receive the rents of such premises, whether on his own account or as agent, trustee, or attorney for any other person: “ Previously unlicensed premises” or “ premises previously unlicensed” means premises not at the time licensed : 66 Sale " The Licensing Act.—1908. PART 1. Act 191, 1880, s. 4. "Sale" includes sale, barter, exchange, and retailing. or any town, township, or village within the said State con- Act by the Governor: “ Treasurer ” means the Treasurer for the time being of the said State. ᏢᎪᎡᎢ 1. Licensing Districts may be proclaimed, Ibid, s. 22. PART II. MEETINGS. Benches appointed. And meetings fixed. Date of meeting may 6. Where the day fixed for the annual or a quarterly meeting 6. V nere the of any such Bench falls upon a public holiday it shall be lawful for the Attorney-General, by notice in the Gazette, to alter the day for holding such meeting to a day to be named in such notice. Adjournment of 7. Whenever, by reason of the absence of any members of the Licensing Bench, a quorum cannot be formed at any annual, quarterly, or other meeting of the Bench the Justices present, or if no Justice is present, then the clerk of the Licensing Bench, shall adjourn the meeting of the said Bench to a day, within a period of fourteen days, and the said clerk shall enter in the minute-book of the Bench a memorandum of such adjournment and the cause thereof, and forward a copy of such memorandum forthwith to the AttorneyGeneral. Bench to appoint 8. Every Bench shall, at its annual meeting, elect a chairman, Chairman. · who shall hold office until the next annual meeting, and in case Act 191, 1880, s. 23. of The Licensing Act.—1908. of any vacancy by death, resignation, or disqualification, or in the PART 11. case of the absence of the chairman from any meeting or part thereof, the Bench shall elect another chairman in the stead of the former chairman, either for the special occasion or until the next annual meeting, as the case may require. 9. No Justice who is a brewer, maltster, distiller, wine maker, Disqualification of or licensed dealer in liquor, or in partnership with any such berita w any such being members of person or persons, or directly or indirectly interested as owner or part Bench. owner or manager of any house licensed or as to which application Ibid, s. 24. for a licence has been made, shall be a member of any Bench, or adjudicate on the hearing of any information, complaint, appeal, or matter under this Act. and new ] icences. 10. (1) Annual meetings of the Benches shall be held respectively Annual meetings to be hy the held on the second at such places as are from time to time appointed by the Governor for that purpose, on the second Tuesday in March in every year unless every year (unless otherwise fixed as hereinbefore mentioned) for oth the consideration of applications for all licences other than packet Ibid, licences, which meetings may respectively be adjourned for any time that may appear to be necessary; but no decision as to granting licences shall be given on any other day than the day of meeting, or on a day to which such meeting has been adjourned, and when the Bench is assembled for the consideration of applications as aforesaid. (2) Quarterly meetings of the Benches shall also be held at Quarterly meetings to such places as aforesaid on the second Tuesday in the months of beauty consideration of June, September, and December in every year, unless other periods applications for have been fixed, as hereinbefore mentioned, for the consideration of such applications as aforesaid, and of applications for permission to transfer or remove any existing licences, other than packet licences, and of applications for the issue of licences for new premises, which meetings may be adjourned as the Benches find necessary: Provided that no such Bench so assembled at such quarterly meeting shall have power or authority to receive or consider any application by any person whose application has been rejected at the preceding annual meeting, or, on personal grounds, at any preceding quarterly meeting, or to grant any licence under this Act to any person or premises in respect of which a licence has been refused at such annual or preceding quarterly meeting, on the ground that such premises are not required for the accommodation of the public, except when the Bench assembled at such annual or preceding quarterly meeting has given permission to the applicant to renew his application, or to prefer a new application, in respect of new or other premises at such quarterly meeting. (3) Every adjourned meeting shall be deemed to be a continuation Adjourned meetings. of the annual meeting or quarterly meeting (as the case may be). (4) Special meetings of a Bench may, upon the requisition of any Special meetings for three members of the Bench addressed to the clerk of such Bench, icrfeiture of licences. be held at any time and place for the purpose of considering and determining The Licensing Act.—1908. PART II. determining informations for forfeiture of licences under the provisions of this Act. (15) Each member of the Bench shall be entitled to travelling expenses. Travelling expenses. PART 111. Division 1. No liquor to be sold in quantities of less tban five gallons, or billiard or bagatelle table to be kept, without a licence, Ibid, 8. 5. PART III. RENEWED, TRANSFERRED TRANSMITTED, 12. No person in any office or situation under or in the employ of the Government of the said State, or of the Commonwealth of Australia, and no member of the Police Force or inspector, and no sheriff's officer or other person employed to execute any legal process, and no licensed auctioneer shall be licensed under this Act. Who disqualified from Exceptions to application of Act. Ibid, s. 6. 13. (1) The provisions of this Act relating to the sale of liquor shall not apply to the sale of ginger beer, or of spruce beer; nor to the sale of spirituous or distilled perfume, bona fide as perfumery; nor to the prescription or administration of any liquor simply as medicine, or for medicinal purposes, by or under the direction of any known or practising physician, surgeon, or pharmaceutical chemist, within the meaning of " The Pharmacy Act of 1891" or any Act amending or substituted therefor; nor shall any licence under this Act be required for the sale by any person the occupier of a vineyard or orchard, and the delivery after sale, by himself or his servants, in quantities of not less than two imperial gallons of mead, wine, cider, or perry manufactured by such person from honey or fruit produced or grown in the said State: Provided that such mead, wine, cider, or perry is not sold or delivered to any person in a state of intoxication, or to whom it is by this Act made unlawful to sell or supply liquor, and is not consumed on any premises in the possession or occupation of such occupier or his servants, and is not sold or delivered during any day or time during which the sale of liquor is prohibited; nor shall any licence be required by the master or commander of any steamer or other vessel for the supply of any allowance of liquor to the crew of such steamer or vessel. (2) This Act shall not apply— 1. To the sale or supply of liquor in the Parliamentary re freshment rooms by the permission and under the control of the proper authority; or 11. To Limitation of application of Act. Ibid, sec. 7 (part). |