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2. Interpretation

In this Act unless the context otherwise requires—

“alcohol” means pure ethyl alcohol;

“beer” includes ale, porter, stout, black beer and any other description of beer and any liquor which is made or sold as a description of beer or as a substitute for beer and which on analysis of a sample thereof at any time is found to be of a strength exceeding 2 degrees of proof;

“boarding house” or “guest house” means any building containing not fewer than 2 rooms for the accommodation of guests for reward and includes the curtilage thereof and all structures within such curtilage or occupied with or appurtenant to the said building;

“certificate” means a certificate issued by the licensing Board;

“clerk” means the clerk of the licensing Board for the district;

“corked” means effectively closed with a plug or stopper made of cork or wood or some other material;

“dispose” or any of its derivatives or grammatical forms, includes sell, barter, exchange, give, supply, deliver or otherwise pass or allow to pass into the control of some other person;

“guest” means any person using any licensed premises for lodging during a night or taking a meal therein;

“hotel” means a building or group of buildings used to provide services and accommodation to guests for reward, containing—

(a) not less than 6 bedrooms;

(b) one or more kitchens in which meals may be prepared by employees of the hotel owner or hotel operator for the guests; and

(c) one or more dining rooms shared in common by all the guests, in which meals may be served by employees of the hotel owner or hotel operator to such guests;

“information” includes any complaint or charge;

“intoxicating liquor” or “liquor” includes every description of spirits, wines, beer, ale, port, stout, cider and other malt liquor;

“licence” means a licence issued under this Act authorising the sale or barter of intoxicating liquor;

“licensed” (as regards persons or premises) means the person named or whose names are written upon a licence issued under this Act and the premises in which the sale or disposal of liquor is authorised to be carried on by a licence issued under this Act;

“licensed dealer” means a person duly licensed under this Act to sell or barter intoxicating liquor and such expression includes a person duly authorised by the Accountant General to carry on temporarily the business of any licensed dealer under the provisions of this Act;

“licensed premises” includes every building yard or place for which a licence under this Act has been granted;

“licensee” means a person to whom a licence has been granted under this Act;

“Licensing Board” or “Board” means the Board established as such under this Act in each district of this State;

“licensing session” or “session” means a sitting of the licensing Board established under this Act for the granting of certificates for licences, and any adjournment of such sitting;

“litre” means ²/₉ of a gallon;

“Minister” means the Minister for the time being charged with responsibility for trade;

“new certificate” means a certificate issued by the Board to an applicant who shall not at the time of making the application hold a licence in respect of the premises sought to be licensed;

“occupier” means the person in actual occupation of a house or premises or the person carrying on either on his or her own behalf or as agent of another the trade or business conducted therein;

“person” includes every member of a firm or the manager or agent of a company or corporation or other person acting for such company or corporation;

“public officer” includes a police constable or a revenue officer;

“revenue officer” includes any officer of the Customs Department and all persons employed on any duty or service relating to the customs or excise laws by the order of or with the concurrence, whether previously given or not, of the Accountant General or the Comptroller of Customs;

“sealed” means secured with any substance without the destruction of which the cork, plug or stopper cannot be withdrawn;

“spirits” means every description of brandy, hollands, gin, whisky, rum, bitters, liqueurs or cordials, whether mixed with any other fluid, or unmixed, but does not include malt liquor, wine, methylated spirit, bay rum, or any spirit which is perfumed or otherwise treated and is used and described for purposes of sale as a perfume, scent or flavouring essence;

“strength” in relation to spirits means the strength as ascertained by the method or instrument approved by the Comptroller of Customs and Excise.