Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

5.   Type of licences

Subject to this Act and to any other Act related to the sale or disposal of intoxicating liquor, the following shall apply in respect of each licence specified—

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    (a)     a “beer licence” permits the holder thereof to sell beer for consumption on or off the licensed premises at any time between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.;

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    (b)     a “boarding house licence” or “guest house licence” permits the holder thereof to sell intoxicating liquor at the boarding house or guest house to residents there or to any person taking a meal there or to bona fide travellers at any hour of the day or night;

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    (c)     a “club licence” permits the holder of any registered proprietary club to sell spirits in and upon the club premises named in the licence for consumption on the club premises between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and midnight;

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    (d)     a “grocer's retail licence” permits the holder thereof to sell intoxicating liquor in sealed bottles or containers for consumption off the licensed premises between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.;

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    (e)     a “hotel licence” permits the holder thereof to sell intoxicating liquor at the hotel on any week day or Sunday at the following times and to the following persons—

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      (i)     members of the public at any time except between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the same day, and

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      (ii)     residents at any hour of the day or night;

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    (f)     an “occasional licence” shall be granted only to the holder of a licence issued under this Act and shall permit the holder thereof to sell such intoxicating liquors as are specified in the licence held by him or her, in any place named in the occasional licence, during such time stated in such occasional licence but not exceeding 3 consecutive days at any one time;

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    (g)     a “refreshment house licence” permits the holder thereof to sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on the licensed premises at any time between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and midnight;

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    (h)     a “restaurant license” permits the holder of any premises which are structurally adapted and in good faith used and intended to be used for the purpose of habitually providing for guests taking meals therein, to sell intoxicating liquor for consumption at such meals on any week day, Sunday, public holiday except Good Friday and Corpus Christi, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.;

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    (i)     a “retail licence” shall authorise the holder thereof to sell intoxicating liquor for consumption on or off the licensed premises at any time between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.;

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    (j)     a “wholesale licence” permits the holder thereof to sell intoxicating liquor between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for consumption off the licensed premises and in quantities of not less than 9 litres contained in one cask or of 9 litres contained in one case;

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    (k)     it is lawful for the holder of “a wholesale licence” to sell imported spirits in the unbroken packages in which they were imported, although the same shall contain less than 9 litres.

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    (Amended by Act 30 of 1970, 9 of 1991 and Substituted by Act 3 of 1995)