LICENSING ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971

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LICENSING ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 63



63.(1) Where the holder of a licence himself or by his servant or agent, or
such a servant or agent,

(a)permits drunkenness or any disorderly conduct to take place in the
licensed premises; or

(b)sells intoxicating liquor to a drunken person knowing him to be such,

(2) Where any person is found drunk in licensed premises he shall be guilty of
an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding
#20.

(3) Where the holder of a licence or his servant or agent is charged under
subsection (1)(a) with permitting drunkenness, and it is proved that any
person was drunk in the licensed premises, the burden of proving that the
defendant took all reasonable steps to prevent drunkenness in the premises
shall lie upon him.

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LICENSING ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 1971 - SECT 63