Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2015

These Regulations may be cited as the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2015 and come into operation on 1 April 2015.

In these Regulations —“authorised place of entry or departure” means any premises specified in the First, Second or Third Schedule to the Immigration (Authorised Places of Entry and Departure, and Rates) Notification 2012 (G.N. No. S 627/2012);“specified licence” means a licence granted under section 74 of the Customs Act (Cap. 70) whose period of validity expires on or after 1 April 2015.

“authorised place of entry or departure” means any premises specified in the First, Second or Third Schedule to the Immigration (Authorised Places of Entry and Departure, and Rates) Notification 2012 (G.N. No. S 627/2012);

“specified licence” means a licence granted under section 74 of the Customs Act (Cap. 70) whose period of validity expires on or after 1 April 2015.

A specified licence that is described in the first column of the Schedule, continues (with its restrictions and conditions), as from 1 April 2015 until the expiry of its period of validity, as if it were a licence of the class specified in the second column of the Schedule against that description granted by the Licensing Officer under section 8(1) of the Act (read with regulation 4(1) of the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) (Liquor Licensing) Regulations 2015 (G.N. No. S 181/2015)).

As from and including 1 April 2015, other than any specified licence for premises in any authorised place of entry or departure —

for a specified licence referred to in item 5, 6, 7 or 8 of the Schedule, the trading hours specified in the licence are read as ending immediately before 10.30 p.m.; and

for a specified licence referred to in item 9 of the Schedule, the trading hours specified in the licence are read as ending immediately before 10.30 p.m. where the licence would otherwise be the equivalent of a Class 3A, Class 3B or Class 4 liquor licence.

If, before 1 April 2015, the holder of a specified licence applied for an extension of the hours of sale under the specified licence and, on 1 April 2015, the application has not been decided, the application lapses.

A specified licence that is described in the first column of the Schedule, continues (with its restrictions and conditions), as from 1 April 2015 until the expiry of its period of validity, as if it were a licence of the class specified in the second column of the Schedule against that description granted by the Licensing Officer under section 8(1) of the Act (read with regulation 4(1) of the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) (Liquor Licensing) Regulations 2015 (G.N. No. S 181/2015)).

As from and including 1 April 2015, other than any specified licence for premises in any authorised place of entry or departure —

for a specified licence referred to in item 5, 6, 7 or 8 of the Schedule, the trading hours specified in the licence are read as ending immediately before 10.30 p.m.; and

for a specified licence referred to in item 9 of the Schedule, the trading hours specified in the licence are read as ending immediately before 10.30 p.m. where the licence would otherwise be the equivalent of a Class 3A, Class 3B or Class 4 liquor licence.

If, before 1 April 2015, the holder of a specified licence applied for an extension of the hours of sale under the specified licence and, on 1 April 2015, the application has not been decided, the application lapses.

If, before 1 April 2015, a specified application was made to the Liquors Licensing Board to be heard under section 74(9) of the Customs Act (Cap. 70) and, on 1 April 2015, the application has not been decided, the application is taken to be an appeal made to the Liquor Appeal Board under section 25 of the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015.

An application to be heard (other than a specified application) made under section 74(9) of the Customs Act before 1 April 2015 and which, on 1 April 2015, has not been decided, lapses.

In this regulation, “specified application” means any of the following:

an application made by a person for a refusal by the Liquors Licensing Board to grant the person a licence;

an application made by a licensee for a suspension or cancellation by the Liquors Licensing Board of the licence of the licensee.

If, before 1 April 2015, a specified application was made to the Liquors Licensing Board to be heard under section 74(9) of the Customs Act (Cap. 70) and, on 1 April 2015, the application has not been decided, the application is taken to be an appeal made to the Liquor Appeal Board under section 25 of the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015.

An application to be heard (other than a specified application) made under section 74(9) of the Customs Act before 1 April 2015 and which, on 1 April 2015, has not been decided, lapses.

In this regulation, “specified application” means any of the following:

an application made by a person for a refusal by the Liquors Licensing Board to grant the person a licence;

an application made by a licensee for a suspension or cancellation by the Liquors Licensing Board of the licence of the licensee.

Section 126 of the Customs Act (Cap. 70) continues to apply to an offence committed before 1 April 2015 under Part VIII of that Act as if the Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) Act 2015 had not been enacted.