What Persons only taking out Licence

A.D. 1825. such Goods or Commodities as aforesaid, for and on behalf of such Person or Persons, and upon his, her or their entered House or Premises, without taking out a separate Licence for such Sale.

IX. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, where shall give Bond. by any Act or Acts of Parliament relating to Excise Licences in force in Great Britain or Ireland on or immediately before the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, it is required that any Person or Persons taking out an Excise Licence to exercise or carry on any Trade or Business therein mentioned in any Part of the United Kingdom should give Bond at the Time of granting such Licence, it shall and may be lawful for such Person or Persons, except Persons exercising or carrying on the Trade or Business of a Brewer of Beer in Ireland, or the Trade or Business of an Auctioneer, or Person selling any Goods or Chattels, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments by Auction in any Part of the United Kingdom, to take out such Licence without giving Bond as aforesaid; and that from and after the Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, where Bond is given by any Person or Persons exercising or carrying on the Trade or Business of a Brewer of Beer for Sale in Ireland, or by any Person exercising or carrying on the Trade or Business of an Auctioneer, or Person selling any Goods or Chattels, Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments by Auction in any Part of the United Kingdom, such Bond shall bear Date with the Day or Date of the Licence taken out for such Purpose, and shall be binding upon the Person or Persons by whom such Bond was made and entered into from the Day of such Date, and not from the Day on which the same may have been executed or delivered ; any Law or Usage to the contrary thereof notwithstanding: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall extend or be deemed or construed to extend to annul or make void any Bond heretofore made, and which shall be in force and unexpired on the said Fifth Day of July One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, but that every such Bond as last aforesaid shall remain and continue in force until the Day of the Expiration thereof; any Thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

Regulations as to the giving Bond in such case by Brewers in Ireland, and by Auctioneers in (U. K.)

Proviso for

Bonds already

given.

No One Li

cence to authorize any Person (Exceptions)

to carry on his

Trade in more than One sepa

rate Set of Premises.

Proviso,

X. And be it further enacted, That no One Licence taken out under or by Authority of this Act, by any Person or Persons, except Auctioneers and Maltsters, shall authorize or empower such Person or Persons to exercise or carry on the Trade or Business mentioned in such Licence in more than One separate and distinct Set of Premises, such Premises being all adjoining or contiguous to each other, and situate in One Place, and held together for the same Trade or Business, and of which he, she or they shall have made lawful Entry to exercise or carry on therein his, her or their Trade or Business as aforesaid, at the Time of granting such Licence, but that a separate and distinct Licence shall be taken out by all and every such Person or Persons as aforesaid, except as aforesaid, to exercise or carry on his, her or their Trade or Business as aforesaid, at or in any other or different Premises than as before mentioned: Provided always, that where the Amount or Rate of any such Licence shall depend upon the Quantity of Goods made or manufactured by the Person or Per

sons

sons to whom the same is granted, such Quantity shall be computed from the respective Goods only made or manufactured by such Person or Persons at the Premises in respect of which such Licence is granted, and shall not include Goods made or manufactured by such Person or Persons at any other or different Premises, for which a separate and distinct Licence is required as above mentioned.

Re

XI. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing herein contained shall extend to prohibit any Person or Persons duly licensed to sell Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail, to be drank or consumed in his, her or their House or Premises, or any tailer of Spirits (not being a Retailer of Spirits in Ireland, licensed as a Grocer, to trade in, vend and sell Coffee, Tea, Cocoa Nuts, Chocolate or Pepper), or any Retailer of Foreign Wine or Retailer of Sweets or Made Wines, or of Mead or Metheglin, he or she being duly licensed respectively for such respective Purpose, to carry on his or her Trade or Business for which he or she respectively shall be so licensed as aforesaid, in Booths, Tents or other Places, at the Time and Place, and within the Limits of holding any lawful and accustomed Fair, by virtue of any Law or Statute in that Behalf, or any public Races: Provided also, that in all Cases in which the House or Premises in respect of which any Excise Licence is or shall be granted shall be burnt down or otherwise destroyed, or rendered uninhabitable by Fire or other unavoidable Cause or Accident, it shall and may be lawful for the Commisioners and Assistant Commissioners of Excise, or Collector and Supervisor or other Person or Persons authorized to grant Licences within the District or Place in which such House or Premises was or were situate, upon due Notice thereof to him or them in that Behalf given, to authorize and empower, by Indorsement on such Licence or otherwise, as the Commissioners of Excise shall direct, the Person or Persons authorized to carry on Trade or Business by such Licence at the House or Premises so burnt down or otherwise destroyed or rendered uninhabitable, to carry on such Trade or Business at any other and different House or Premises in the same District or Place, of which due Entry shall be thereupon made by such Person or Persons at the Time of such Removal thereto: Provided always, that where such licensed Person or Persons as aforesaid shall be a Person or Persons by Law required to be duly authorized by Justices of the Peace to keep a Common Inn, Alehouse or Victualling House, it shall not be lawful for the Commissioners or Assistant Commissioners of Excise, or such Collector and Supervisor, or other Person or Persons authorized to grant Licences as aforesaid, to authorize or empower such licensed Person or Persons as aforesaid, unless such Person or Persons shall, besides giving such Notice as hereinbefore required, produce to such Collector and Supervisor or other Person or Persons authorized to grant Licences as aforesaid, such Authority from Justices of the Peace, as by Law required in that Behalf, to keep a Common Inn, Alehouse or Victualling House, in the House or Premises to which such Person or Persons shall desire to remove, in consequence of such Fire or other unavoidable Cause or Accident as aforesaid.

Proviso for selling Beer, Cyder or Perry,

by Persons herein de

scribed.

Proviso for
Renewal of
Licence, in case

of Fire or
Accident.

Proviso respecting Persons

who must be authorized to

keep Inns, Alehouses, &c.

No Licence necessary for Sale whilst Goods are in the Import Warehouses.

Limitation of
Quantity.

No Licence

&c. without
Production of

Justice's
Licence.

XII. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be necessary for Person or Persons to take out an Excise Licence for the any Sale of any Foreign Goods or Commodities, for the Sale of which in any Manner an Excise Licence is required by this Act, whilst such Goods or Commodities shall be and remain in the Warehouse or Warchouses in which the same shall have been deposited, lodged or secured according to Law, before Payment of Duty upon the Importation thereof; any Thing in this or any other Act to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding: Provided always, that every such Sale shall be of not less than One entire Cask or Package of the Liquors or Goods so warehoused, and be made to One Person or to Persons carrying on Trade or Business in Partnership.

XIII. And be it further enacted, That no Excise Licence shall for selling Beer, be granted under or by Authority of this Act, for the Sale of any Beer or Cyder or Perry, by Retail, to be drank or consumed upon the House or Premises of the Person or Persons applying for such Licence, to any Person or Persons who shall not produce at the Time of applying for such Licence a Certificate or Authority then in force, to him, her or them in that Behalf granted in due Form of Law by Justices of the Peace or Magistrates, or other competent Persons, for such Person or Persons applying for such Licences as aforesaid to keep a Common Inn, Alehouse or Victualling House; and if any such Licence shall be granted to any Person or Persons other than as aforesaid, the same shall be and is hereby declared to be absolutely null and void to all Intents and Purposes, and the Person or Persons taking out the same shall be subject to all Penalty or Penalties to which he, she or they would have been subject had no such Licence been granted.

Licence void.

Penalty.

No Licence for retailing Spirits, &c. without Pro duction of

Retail Beer Licence.

Licence void.

Penalty.

Aqua Vitæ in Scotland deemed British Spirits. Licences for Sale

XIV. And be it further enacted, That no Licence for the Sale of any Spirits or Foreign Wine, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin, by Retail, to be drank or consumed in or upon the House or Premises where sold, shall be granted to any Person or Persons who shall not have and produce a Licence for the Sale of Beer, Cyder or Perry, by Retail, to be drank or consumed in or upon such House or Premises, in that Behalf granted as herein by this Act before mentioned; and if any Licence for the Sale of any Spirits or Foreign Wine, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin, by Retail, to be drank or consumed in or upon the House or Premises where sold, shall be granted to any Person or Persons other than as aforesaid, such Licence shall be and is hereby declared to be absolutely null and void to all Intents and Purposes; and all and every such Person or Persons as aforesaid shall be subject and liable to all and every Penalty and Penalties imposed upon Persons selling Spirits or Foreign Wines, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin, by Retail without Licence.

XV. And be it further enacted, That the Spirits called Aqua Vitæ in Scotland shall be deemed and taken to be British Spirits to all Intents and Purposes, and that all Persons retailing such Spirits in Scotland or elsewhere shall first take out a Licence to retail Beer, and also a Licence to retail Spirits, as before directed by this Act, and shall in all respects be subject to all the same Rules,

Rules, Regulations and Restrictions to which such Retailers of Spirits are subject or liable; any Thing in this or any other Act contained to the contrary thereof notwithstanding.

of Licences

Regulations as to Continuance taken out by Brewers, Distillers and Publicans, as Retailers of &c. and as to the Beer, Spirits,

Renewal

thereof.

XVI. And be it further enacted, That from and after the Fifth Day of June One thousand eight hundred and twenty five, all Excise Licences taken out in the United Kingdom by any Brewer or Brewers of Beer, or by any Distiller or Maker, Distillers or Makers of Low Wines or Spirits, or by any Person or Persons who shall be duly authorized by Justices of the Peace to keep a Common Inn, Alehouse or Victualling House, and who shall take out a Licence for selling Beer, Cyder or Perry by Retail, to be drank or consumed in the House or Premises, or for selling Spirits or Foreign Wine, or Sweets or Made Wines, or Mead or Metheglin, by Retail, under or by virtue of this Act, or any other Law or Laws of Excise (except any Excise Licence or Licences theretofore granted, and which shall be then in force and unexpired), shall continue and be in force from the Day of the Date of such Licences respectively, until the Tenth Day of October following, on which Day in each Year all such Excise Licences (except as aforesaid) shall expire; and that all other Excise Licences throughout the United Kingdom, except those above specified, and except as above excepted, shall continue and be in force from the Day of the Date of such Licences respectively, until the Fifth Day of July following, on which Day in each Year all such Licences as last aforesaid (except as aforesaid) shall expire; and all and every Person or Persons who shall have taken out any such Licence as aforesaid, and who shall wish or intend to continue the Trade or Business for which such Licence was granted for any longer Space of Time, shall take out a fresh Licence for the Year following, to expire on One of such Days as hereinbefore mentioned, according to the Nature of the Licence by him, her or them taken out, and shall so renew the same from Year to Year, so long as he, she or they shall continue such Trade or Business, and shall pay in each and every such Case the Duty thereupon imposed at such Time and Place as hereinbefore mentioned; and every such Person or Persons shall in every such Case as aforesaid give Notice in Writing at least Notice for Twenty one Days before the Expiration of the current Licence to Renewal, him, her or them before granted, of such his, her or their Intention to continue the Trade or Business for which such Licence was before granted to the Collector or Supervisor, or other Person or Persons authorized to grant Licences for the District or Place at which such Trade or Business shall be carried on; and

in Cases where the Excise Licence is so renewed as aforesaid, and and as to Date such Notice as aforesaid shall have been given, the new Licence of Licence, shall bear Date from the Day or Date of the Expiration of the current Licences before granted; but in case where such Notice shall not have been given as aforesaid, and in all other Cases than as aforesaid, the Licence shall bear Date from the Day of the Date of the Application made for such Licence, although and notwithstanding any such Licence may be delivered at any Day subsequent to the Date of such Application.

XVII. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That if any Regulations as Person or Persons shall commence or begin to exercise or carry to granting of

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on

sous beginning

Trade, and
Payment of
Duty by them.

Licences to Per- on any Trade or Business, for the Exercise or carrying on of which an Excise Licence is required, such Person or Persons not having before taken out any such Licence, it shall and may be lawful for the Person and Persons authorized to grant Licences, to grant such Licence for the Remainder of the current Year in which such Licence shall be taken out, ending on the Fifth Day of July or on the Tenth Day of October next following the Date of the Licence taken out by such Person or Persons, according to the Nature of such Licence, upon Payment of such proportional Part of the Duty thereupon imposed, in such Manner as hereinafter mentioned; that is to say, if such Licence shall be taken out at any Time within the First Quarter of the current Year in which such Licence shall be taken out and ending as aforesaid, or in the Quarter expiring on the Tenth Day of October, or on the Fifth Day of January, next following the Date of such Licence, according to the Nature of the Licence taken out, that then the Person or Persons taking out such Licence shall pay the whole Duty imposed upon such Licence, in such Manner as hereinbefore mentioned at the Time of granting such Licence; and if such Licence shall be taken out at any Time within the Second Quarter of such current Year, and ending as aforesaid, or in the Quarter expiring on the Fifth Day of January, or on the Fifth Day of April, next following the Date of such Licence, according to the Nature of the Licence taken out, the Person or Persons taking out such Licence shall pay Three fourth Parts of the Duty imposed upon such Licence in such Manner as hereinbefore mentioned at the Time of granting such Licence; and if such Licence shall be taken out at any Time within the Third Quarter of such current Year, and ending as aforesaid, or in the Quarter expiring on the Fifth Day of April, or on the Fifth Day of July, next following the Date of such Licence, according to the Nature of the Licence taken out, One Half of the Duty imposed upon such Licence shall be paid in such Manner as hereinbefore mentioned at the Time of granting such Licence; and finally, if such Licence shall be taken out at any Time within the last Quarter of such current Year, and ending as aforesaid, or in the Quarter expiring on the Fifth Day of July, or on the Tenth Day of October, next following the Date of such Licence, according to the Nature of the Licence taken out, that then a Fourth Part only of the Duty imposed upon such Licence shall be paid in such Manner as hereinbefore mentioned at the Time of granting such Licence.

How far only Persons who were before

out a new Licence, considered as Boginners.

XVIII. Provided also, and be it further enacted, That no Person or Persons who shall at any Time have taken out an Excise Licence for the Exercise or carrying on of any Trade or licensed, taking Business for which an Excise Licence is required, and who shall in any subsequent Year after such Licence shall have expired take out a new Licence for the carrying on the same Trade or Business, whether on the same or on other or different Premises from those on which he, she or they before carried on such Trade or Business, shall be deemed or taken to be a Person or Persons commencing or beginning to exercise or carry on such Trade or Business, within the Intent and Meaning of this Act, so as to entitle him, her or them to take out such Licence, upon Payment of a proportional Part only of the Duty thereupon imposed; but all and every

such