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L.R.O. 1/2012
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INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
CHAPTER 82:21
Act
1 of 1929
Amended by
3 of 1930 15 of 1954 O.4/1974 24 of 1932 12 of 1964 31 of 1937 4 of 1972 22 of 1944 20 of 1973 26 of 1944 4 of 1974 15 of 1948 5 of 1982 35 of 1950 3 of 1984 47 of 1951 17 of 1985 30 of 1952 19 of 1990
31 of 1952 21 of 1992 60 of 1952 24 of 1992 66 of 1952 22 of 2010


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Index
of
Subsidiary Legislation
Page
Intoxicating Liquor Licensing (Off-Licences) Order
The Whole of Guyana
102
(O. 58/1972)
Plantation Noitgedacht 102
(O. 63/1952)
Plantation Blairmont 103
(O. 48/1953)
Plantation Uitvlugt
(O. 53/1953)
Ituni Town Site 103
(O. 43/1954)
Kwakwani 103
(O. 90/1956)
Adventure Stelling 104
(O. 55/1957)
Wismar
104
(O. 58/1958)

Matthew’s Ridge 104
(O. 58/1960)
Port Kaituma 104
(O. 58/1960)
Wales Estate
104
(O. 12/1961)




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Note
This Act was extended to the Exclusive Economic Zone by the Exclusive Economic Zone
(Extension of Enactments) Order (O. 8/1992)
Note
on
Repeal
This Act repealed the Wine, etc., Licences Ordinance (8 of 1868) and the coconut Rum
Ordinance (9 of 1868).
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CHAPTER 82:21
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
CLASSIFICATION OF LICENCES FOR THE SALE OF INTOXICATING
LIQUOR
3. Classification of licences:
(a) off-licence;
(b) hotel licence;
(c) railway station or stelling liquor licence;
(d) spirit shop licence;
(e) restaurant liquor licence;
(f) passenger steamer liquor and tobacco licence;
(g) occasional liquor and tobacco licence;
(h) malt liquor and wine licence;
(i) restaurant or parlour liquor licence;
(j) coconut rum or toddy licence;
(k) Members’ club liquor licence.
4. Certificate required for hotel, restaurant liquor, railway station or
stelling liquor, or spirit shop licence.
LICENSING DISTRICTS AND BOARDS
5. Licensing districts.
6. (l) Establishment of district licensing boards.
(2) Demerara district licensing board.
(3) Berbice district licensing board.
(4) Essequibo district licensing board.
7. Majority of members may exercise power of board.
8. Disqualification of magistrate in certain cases.
9. Clerk of district licensing board.


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SECTION
GENERAL LICENSING MEETINGS
10. Number of meetings, dates and notice thereof.
11. Powers of board thereat.
12. Grounds on which licence may be refused
PROCEDURE PRIOR TO AND AT MEETING
13. Procedure on application for licence.
13A. Notice to Commissioner of Police of application for registration.
14. Opposition to grant or renewal of licence.
15. Costs awarded by board.
16. Summoning witnesses.
17. Hearing applications.
18. Special provision in cases of applications for premises situate in the
same locality.
19. Grant of certificate to successful applicant and issue of licence.
20. Alteration of premises and refund of fee.
TRANSFERS AT GENERAL LICENSING MEETINGS
21. Principles to be applied in determining applications.
22. Holder of licence may apply to Board for approval of alterations.
23. Principles to be applied in determining applications.
24. Transfer in case of death, insolvency or execution sale.
25. Mode of service of notices.
APPEAL
26. Appeal from decision of board to Full Court.
27. Jurisdiction of Full Court on appeal.
PROVISIONAL LICENCES FOR NEW PREMISES
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SECTION
MINERAL AND FOREST LICENSING AREAS
29. Spirit shop licences in mineral and forest licensing areas.
30. Procedure with respect to issue, renewal and transfer of spirit shop
licences in licensing areas.
31. Appeal.
OFF-LICENCES AND HOTEL LICENCES
32. How granted.
33. Grant or refusal.
33A. Off-licence or hotel licence not to be granted unless certificate of
safety is produced.
33B. Revocation and suspension of off-licence or hotel licence.
33C. Fee.
34. Transfer.
35. Right of appeal from decision of the Commissioner.
PASSENGER STEAMER LIQUOR AND TOBACCO, OCCASIONAL
LIQUOR AND TOBACCO AND MALT LIQUOR AND WINE LICENCES
36. Grant.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO COCONUT RUM OR COCONUT TODDY
AND TO LICENCES FOR THE SALE THEREOF
37. (1) Licence for sale of coconut rum.
(2) Penalty for selling coconut rum without a licence.
REGISTER OF LICENCES
38. (1) Register of licences to be kept.
(2) Register of convictions to be kept.
39. Entry of names of owners of premises on register of licences.
40. Regard to be had to entries in register of licences.
41. Inspection of register of licences.
42. List of names of licensees to be exhibited in Commissioner’s
office.
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SECTION

GENERAL REGULATIONS AS TO SALE OF LIQUOR AND CONDUCT
OF LICENSED PREMISES
43. Penalty for selling malt liquor or wine without a licence.
44. Penalty for selling spirituous liquor without a licence.
45. Penalties on holders of licences for selling and disposing of
spirituous liquor, in contravention of licence.
REGULATION OF LICENCE HOLDERS
46. Affixing of sign boards.
47. Books to be kept by holder of licence.
48. Refusal to produce books, molestation or obstruction of
Commissioner.
49. (1) Regulation of strength of spirit kept by licence holders.
(2) Forfeiture of liquor below strength.
50. Penalty for allowing person under 16 years to be on licensed
premises.
51. Penalty for sale or supply of intoxicating liquor to young persons.
52. Penalty for employment of young people to supply or to sell
intoxicating liquor.
53. Offences in relation to constables.
54. Penalty for permitting drunkenness.
55. Penalty for permitting premises to be a brothel.
56. Power to exclude drunkards from licensed premises.
57. Prohibition of other shop in same building as a spirit shop.
58. Barter of liquor.
59. Non-dispersal of riotous meeting in, or near spirit shop.
60. Playing at cards, or dice, or gaming, in licensed spirit shop.
61. Power to constable to enter licensed spirit shop.
62. Sale of more than two litres of rum at one time.
63. Production of licences.
64. Power of police to enter licensed premises and demand licence;
procedure in case of non-production.
65. Disposal of liquor, casks or packages.
66. Mode of disputing seizure of liquor.
67. Onus of proof as to legality of seizure.
68. Proof of capacity and authority of officer making seizure.
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SECTION
69. Hearing and adjudication of claim.
70. Costs; restoration of articles seized.
71. Forfeiture of articles seized.
72. Proceedings on claim.
REMOVAL OF RUM
73. Prohibition of removal of rum exceeding in quantity two litres
without permit.
74. Power of stoppage, search and arrest in regard to rum being
removed.
SPECIAL PERMIT TO KEEP SPIRITUOUS LIQUOR FOR SCIENTIFIC
PURPOSES
75. (1) Special permit for use of spirituous liquor in scientific pursuits,
or art, manufacture, trade or business.
(3) Accounting for spirits obtained under special permit.
76. Penalty for contravention of provisions relating to special permits.
77. Application of certain provisions.
POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER AND POLICE WITH RESPECT TO
UNLICENSED PREMISES
78. Exemption of certain messes, etc., from licensing.
79. Arrest of person found selling spirituous liquor without licence.
80. Power of search.
81. Penalty on occupier of certain premises if wine or malt liquor is
found thereon.
82. Limitation of time for proceedings under section 81.
83. Privilege of wholesale dealer to keep samples of wine or malt liquor.
84. Persons authorized to enter and search for liquor.
85. Penalty for having rum or other spirituous liquor in premises not
duly licensed.
86. Penalty for breach of section 12(2).
87. Limitation of time for making complaint under section 85.
88. Keeping samples of spirituous liquor.
89. Penalty for obstructing or impeding entry and search of premises.
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SECTION
LEGAL PROVISIONS
90. Breach of the Act by member of licence holder’s family and person
in his employ.
91. Special provisions where holder of licence incurs a penalty and
where he is without Guyana.
92. Liability of representative of holder of licence in certain cases.
PROCEDURE
93. Liability of holder of spirit shop licence to forfeiture of licence on
third conviction.
94. Time when an order suspending or forfeiting a licence takes effect.
95. Sale of forfeited article.
96. Deduction of costs and expenses.
97. Recovery of money due on bond under the Act.
98. Evidence of sale or consumption of intoxicating liquor.
99. Procedure and appeal.
99A. Power to accept compensation for offences.
100. Protection of person acting under the Act.
101. Liability to damages and costs of person making seizure under the
Act.
102. Regulations and forms.
103. Saving of Acts relating to distillation, sale and keeping of rum.
104. Licences in respect of the Transport and Harbours Department and
the Timehri International Airport.
105. Grant of licence not to create vested right.
SCHEDULE—Forms.
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c. 107
1953 Ed.
c. 316 _______________________________________________________
1 of 1929 An Act to make provision for the granting of licences for the
sale of intoxicating liquor and for the regulation of
such sale and the control of licensed premises.
[26TH JANUARY, 1929]
Short title.

Interpretation.
[30 of 1932
66 of 1952
20 of 1973
24 of 1992
13 of 1996]


c. 79:04
1. This Act may be cited as the Intoxicating Liquor
Licensing Act.
2. (1) In this Act—
“alcohol” means ethyl alcohol;
“board” means a district licensing board established in
pursuance of this Act;
“business premises” includes any room or place used for
storing goods whether or not adjoining or adjacent to a
store or shop;
“by wholesale”, when used with reference to rum, means in
quantities of two hundred and four litres and upwards if
disposed of for consumption within Guyana, and of
ninety litres and upwards if disposed of for exportation,
and when used with reference to other spirituous liquor
means in quantities of one hundred and eighty-one litres
and upwards;
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner-General of the
Revenue Authority appointed under the Revenue
Authority Act and includes—
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(a) any officer of the Revenue
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Authority acting in the performance
of his duties;
(b) any mines officer within the meaning
of the Mining Act, authorised in
perform any of the functions
conferred on the Commissioner by
this Act; and
(c) any district commissioner authorised
in writing by the Commissioner to
conferred on the Commissioner by
this Act;
“constable” means any member of the police force;
“district” means the district established under the District
Government Act wherein are situate the premises sought
to be licensed;
“Government warehouse” has the meaning assigned to it in
the Customs Act;
“intoxicating liquor” means any liquor the sale of which is
regulated by this Act;
“litre” means the litre as defined by any written law;
“malt liquor” does not include any liquor containing more
than eleven decimal four percent or less than one decimal
four percent of alcohol;
“party” means anyone who has applied for a renewal or
transfer of a licence or who has opposed an application
therefor;
perform any of the functions
writing by the Commissioner to
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“permitted hours” and “permitted days” mean the hours and
days specified in a licence as the period for selling
intoxicating liquor under that licence;
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Deeds;
“rum” includes any liquor whatsoever of which rum forms a
component part, other than bitters, cordials, liqueurs, or
similar compounds which the Commissioner is satisfied
were manufactured by a compounder from rum distilled
in Guyana under the Bitters and Cordials Act;
“sale” includes barter and any disposal for valuable
consideration;
“spirit shop” means a retail spirit shop;
“spirituous liquor” includes all liquor other than wine
containing more than eleven decimal four percent of
alcohol, and includes rum but does not include coconut
rum or coconut toddy;
“strength”, in relation to any liquor, means its alcohol
strength computed in accordance with this section and
the ratio referred to in subsection (2)(c) being expressed
as a percentage;
“tavern” means premises licensed for the sale of intoxicating
liquor under a railway station or stelling liquor licence;
“transferee” means a person to whom it is sought to transfer a
licence;
“wine” does not include any liquor containing more than
twenty-four percent or less than two decimal three
percent of alcohol.
(2) For the purposes of this Act—
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Classification of
licences.
[22 of 1944
30 of 1952
60 of 1952
20 of 1973
24 of 1992]
Off-licence.
(a) except where some other measure of
quantity is specified, any computation
of the quantity of any liquor shall be
made in terms of the volume of the
liquor or alcohol as the case may be;
(b) any computation of the volume of any
liquor or of the alcohol contained in
any liquor shall be made in litres as at
20° Celsius; and
(c) the alcoholic strength of any liquor
shall be the ratio of the volume of the
alcohol contained in the liquor to the
volume of the liquor (inclusive of the
alcohol contained therein).
CLASSIFICATION OF LICENCES FOR THE SALE OF
INTOXICATING LIQUOR
3. Licences authorising the sale of intoxicating liquor
under this Act shall be classified as follows:

(a) an off-licence, which shall be
classified as follows—
(i) a first class licence which shall
authorise the holder thereof in
the City of Georgetown or the
town of New Amsterdam or
within one mile of the
boundaries of such city or town
to store in bulk, mix and blend
spirituous liquor in the licensed
premises and to sell therein
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Hotel licence.

spirituous liquor, wine or malt
liquor not to be consumed on
the premises, and to import and
sell spirits in bond;
(ii) a second class licence which
shall authorise the holder
thereof within the limits
specified in subparagraph (i), to
keep and sell on the licensed
premises spirituous liquor,
wine or malt liquor, not to be
consumed on the premises, but
not to store in bulk, mix or
blend such spirituous liquor;
and
(iii) a third class licence which shall
authorise the holder thereof
within the limits specified in
subparagraph (i), to sell in the
licensed premises malt liquor
and wine, or the liquor known
as Falernum if it has been
manufactured locally, not to be
consumed on the premises:
Provided that the Minister
may, by order, extend the areas
specified in this paragraph or
define other areas in respect of
which first class or second class
off-licences may be issued
under this Act;
(b) an hotel licence, which shall authorise
the sale of malt liquor, wine, and
spirituous liquor, to be consumed on
the licensed premises. Such licence
may be a first class licence or a second
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Railway station
or stelling
liquor licence.

Spirit shop
licence.

Restaurant
liquor licence.
class licence:
Provided that no hotel licence
shall be issued in respect of any
premises in Georgetown unless such
premises contain ten bedrooms for
the accommodation of guests, and, if
situate elsewhere, at least four;
(c) a railway station or stelling liquor
licence, which shall authorise the sale
at any station or stelling of the
Transport and Harbours Department
of wine, malt liquor, and spirituous
liquor, to be consumed on the
licensed premises;
(d) a spirit shop licence, which shall
authorise the sale in the licensed shop
in any quantities of wine, malt liquor,
and spirituous liquor except rum,
whether to be consumed on the
premises or not, and shall authorise
the sale of rum therein, whether to be
consumed on the premises or not, in
quantities not exceeding two litres at
any one time to any one person, or on
the order of any one person except as
otherwise provided by this Act;
(e) a restaurant liquor licence, which
shall authorise the sale of spirituous
liquor, malt liquor and wine to be
consumed with a meal on the licensed
premises:
Provided that the consumption of
intoxicating liquor on the licensed
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Passenger
steamer liquor
and tobacco
licence.



Occasional
liquor and
tobacco licence.



Malt liquor and
wine licence.
premises shall cease at the hour of
half past ten of the clock in the
evening on Mondays to Fridays
(inclusive) and on Sundays and at the
hour of eleven of the clock in the
evening on Saturdays;
(f) a passenger steamer liquor and
tobacco licence which shall authorise
the sale on board any passenger
steamer while such steamer is on a
voyage to or from any place, but not
at other times of spirituous liquor,
wine and malt liquor to be consumed
thereon and tobacco;
(g) an occasional liquor and tobacco
licence which shall authorise the sale
for consumption on any premises
stated in the licence of wine,
spirituous liquor, malt liquor and
tobacco for such period as is stated in
the licence not exceeding twelve
consecutive hours. This licence shall
not be issued to the holder of any
other licence for the sale of
intoxicating liquor;
(h) a malt liquor and wine licence, which
shall authorise the sale in any
licensed store, shop, floating shop,
room, shed, stall or yard, of malt
liquor and wine, or the liquor known
by the name of Falernum, if it has
been manufactured in Guyana and
does not contain more than fourteen
decimal three percent of alcohol,
whether to be consumed on the
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Restaurant or
parlour liquor
licence.
Coconut rum
or toddy
licence.
Members’ club
liquor licence.
[20 of 1973]

Certificate
required for
hotel,
restaurant
liquor,
members’ club
liquor, railway
station or
stelling liquor,
or spirit shop
licence.
[30 of 1952
premises or not;
(i) a restaurant or parlour malt liquor
and wine licence which shall
authorise the sale of malt liquor and
wine (including the liquor known as
Falernum) to be consumed with a
meal on the licensed premises:
Provided that the consumption of
such malt liquor or wine on the
licensed premises shall cease at the
hour of half past ten of the clock in the
evening on Mondays to Fridays
(inclusive) and on Sundays and at the
hour of eleven of the clock in the
evening on Saturdays;
(j) a coconut rum or coconut toddy
licence, which shall authorise the sale
of coconut rum or coconut toddy;
(k) a members’ club liquor licence which
shall authorise the supply of
spirituous liquor, malt liquor and
wine to members, visitors and guests
to be consumed on the licensed
premises.
4. Subject to the provisions of this Act, a licence for a
hotel, restaurant, members’ club, tavern or spirit shop, shall
be issued to that person only who holds a certificate granted
by a board under section 20.

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Licensing
districts.
[30 of 1952
20 of 1973]

Establishment
of district
licensing
boards.
[30 of 1952
60 of 1952
20 of 1973]

Demerara
district
licensing
board.

Berbice district
licensing
board.

LICENSING DISTRICTS AND BOARDS
5. For the purpose of the consideration and disposal of
applications for licences in respect of hotels, restaurants,
members’ clubs, taverns, or spirit shops, there shall be three
licensing districts, consisting of the counties of Demerara,
Berbice and Essequibo respectively:
Provided that—
(a) the Minister may if he thinks it
expedient increase or reduce the
number of licensing districts and vary
the limits accordingly; and
(b) in each of the districts there shall be a
board composed of three magistrates,
one of whom if not disqualified shall
be magistrate of a magisterial district
which is in whole or in part within the
licensing district.
6. (1) There shall be established in each licensing
district a district licensing board, which shall have power to
hear and determine in the manner hereinafter provided all
applications for hotel, restaurant liquor, members club
liquor, railway station or stelling liquor, or spirit shop,
licences for premises situate within its district.
(2) The board for the county of Demerara shall
consist of three magistrates to be appointed by the Minister
and shall sit in Georgetown or at any other places it
appoints.
(3) The board for the county of Berbice shall consist
of three magistrates to be appointed by the Minister and
shall sit in New Amsterdam or at any other places it
appoints.
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Essequibo
district
licensing
Board.

Majority of
members may
exercise power
of board.

Disqualifica-
tion of
magistrate in
certain cases.
[19 of 1990]
(4) The board for the county of Essequibo shall
consist of three magistrates to be appointed by the Minister
and shall sit at Vergenoegen, or Suddie, or any other place it
appoints.
(5) In the event of a member of a board being
disqualified or absent or unable to act the Minister may
appoint another magistrate to be a member of the board for
a specific occasion, a limited time, or generally.
(6) Appointments to boards made by the Minister
under this section shall be for any period he thinks fit and
may be revoked at any time.
(7) The Minister may appoint a member of a board
to be chairman, and in the absence of an appointment the
member who has been a magistrate for the longest period
shall be chairman.
7. Where under this Act any power may be exercised
or any duty is to be performed by a board in the event of a
difference of opinion among the members of the board, that
power may be exercised and that duty may be performed by
a majority of the members of the board.
8. (1) A magistrate shall be disqualified from being a
member of a board in any proceedings before the board
where the magistrate is —

(a) the spouse, or by blood or marriage
the parent, son or daughter, or
brother or sister of the applicant or
transferee; or
(b) the owner, or the spouse, parent, son
or daughter, or brother or sister of the
owner –

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Clerk of
district
licensing
board.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952]

Number of
meetings, dates
and notice
thereof.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
20 of 1973]

(i) of any building which is the
subject of an application for a
licence or a transfer; or
(ii) of any land on which there is
any such building.
(2) No act done by any member of a board
disqualified by this section shall be invalid by reason only of
that disqualification.
(3) Any magistrate who knowingly acts as a
member of a board in any proceeding in which he is
declared by this Act to be disqualified, shall be liable in
respect of each offence to a fine of seven hundred and fifty
dollars, to be recovered by action in the High Court.
9. The Commissioner shall act as clerk to the board
and perform the duties directed by the board.
GENERAL LICENSING MEETINGS
10. (1) Each board shall hold four sessions (to be
called the general licensing meetings) in each year, at such
times and at such places as the chairman of the board may
determine, for the purpose of dealing with applications for
the issue or transfer of licences for hotels, restaurants,
members’ clubs, taverns or spirit shops, and applications for
the renewal of licences for hotels, restaurants, members’
clubs, taverns or spirit shops shall be dealt with by the board
at the last general licensing meeting in each year.
(2) The meetings of the board shall be held not
later than the 31st March, the 30th June, the 30th September,
and the 31st December in each year.

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Powers of
board thereat.
[30 of 1952
15 of 1954]
(3) At the last general licensing meeting each year
the chairman of the board shall fix the dates and times of the
meetings to be held the following year and the places where
such meetings shall be held, and shall inform the
Commissioner accordingly.
(4) The Commissioner shall at least sixty days
before a meeting cause to be published simultaneously in
the Gazette and in one daily newspaper circulating in
Guyana on at least two consecutive Saturdays a notice
stating the day, hour and place at which the meeting is to be
held, and shall cause to be published in a like manner at
least fourteen days before the meeting the names and
addresses of all applicants for the grant of new licences and
the situation of the premises in respect of which each
application is made.

11. (1) Subject to this Act a board may at its general
licensing meeting grant certificates for the issue and the
renewal of licences board to any persons whom, in the
execution of its powers under this Act and in the exercise of
its discretion, it deems fit and proper.
(2) Any member of the board on the direction of
the chairman may adjourn the meeting from time to time for
any day, hour and place within the licensing district it thinks
fit.
(3) Every adjourned meeting shall be deemed to be
a continuation of the general licensing meeting.
(4) Where an applicant for a licence has, in the
opinion of the board through inadvertence or misadventure,
failed to comply with any requirements of this Act
preliminary to an application the board may, if it thinks fit,
and upon the terms it thinks proper, postpone the
consideration of the application to a meeting to be held on a
later date, and if at that meeting the board is satisfied that
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Grounds on
which licence
may be
refused.
[30 of 1952
20 of 1973
O. 4/1974]

any terms imposed by it have been fulfilled may consider
the application as if the preliminary requirements of this Act
had been properly observed.
(5) A meeting held for the consideration of an
application so postponed may be held if necessary after the
date on which an adjourned general licensing meeting may
be held and the powers of the board may be exercised at that
meeting in the same manner as at an adjourned general
licensing meeting.
12. (1) An application for a certificate for an hotel,
restaurant liquor, members’ club liquor, railway station or
stelling liquor, or spirit shop licence under this Act may be
refused on any one or other of the grounds following:
(a) in case of premises not already
licensed, that—
(i) they are unfit for the purpose of
the licence for which
application is made;
(ii) the applicant is a person of bad
character;
(iii) the applicant, having been
within the preceding five years
the holder of an hotel,
restaurant liquor, members’
club liquor, railway station or
stelling liquor, or spirit shop
licence in any part of Guyana,
has allowed his licensed
premises to become a nuisance
to the neighbourhood;
(iv) the premises for which the
application is made are so
situate that they cannot be kept
under effective police control or
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are likely to be a nuisance to the
neighbourhood;
(v) the applicant has neglected to
comply with this Act in making
his application;
(vi) the applicant has not attained
the age of eighteen years;
(vii) there is a sufficient number of
premises already licensed to
meet the needs of the
neighbourhood;
(b) in the case of premises already
licensed that—
(i) the applicant has neglected to
comply with this Act in making
his application;
(ii) the premises have within the
preceding twelve months been
so conducted as to be a
nuisance in the neighbour-
hood;
(c) in the event of the applicant not being
then the holder of a licence that—
(i) he is a person of bad character;
(ii) he has not attained the age of
eighteen years;
(iii) having within the preceding
five years been the holder of a
licence in any part of Guyana,
he has allowed his licensed
premises to become a nuisance
to the neighbourhood.
(2) In addition to the grounds mentioned in
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subsection (l) an application for a certificate for a members’
club may be refused on the following grounds—
(a) that the club has ceased to exist, or
that the number of members is less
than twenty-five;
(b) that it is not conducted in good faith
as a members’ club or that it is kept or
habitually used for any unlawful
purpose;
(c) that there is frequent drunkenness on
the club premises;
(d) that illegal sales of intoxicating liquor
have taken place on the club
premises;
(e) that persons who are not members are
habitually admitted to the club merely
for the purpose of obtaining
intoxicating liquor;
(f) that the club occupies premises in
respect of which, within twelve
months next preceding the formation
of the club, a licence under this Act
has been forfeited or the renewal of a
licence has been refused;
(g) that persons are habitually admitted
as members contrary to the provisions
in that behalf contained in the rules of
the club; or
(h) that the supply of intoxicating liquor
to the club is not under the control of
the members or the committee
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Procedure on
application for
licence.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
20 of 1973
21 of 1992]
Form 1.
appointed by the members.
(3) For the purpose of determining whether a club
is conducted in good faith as a club, the board shall have
regard to the nature of the premises occupied by the club.
(4) No premises shall be deemed to be fit for the
purposes of a tavern or a spirit shop which contain any
dwelling or living room having an internal communication
with that part of the premises wherein intoxicating liquor is
sold, and that part of the building shall be separated from the
rest by a partition built up to the roof.
(5) In addition to the grounds above set forth any
application for the grant of a certificate for the issue or the
renewal of a licence may be refused by a board for any other
reason, based on the character or history of the applicant or
the condition, circumstances, or locality of the premises,
which the board in its discretion considers sufficient in the
interest of the good order of the community; provided notice
has been given to the applicant in the manner directed by
section 15.
PROCEDURE PRIOR TO AND AT MEETING
13. (1) Anyone (in this Act styled the applicant) who
wishes to apply to a board for the grant of a certificate for the
issue or renewal of a licence for an hotel, restaurant,
members’ club, tavern or spirit shop shall—
(a) serve on the Commissioner an
application in duplicate signed by
himself or his agent on his behalf in
Form 1 in the Schedule, at least thirty
days before the date fixed for the
holding of the next general licensing
meeting, and when he serves the
application pay to the Commissioner
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the sum of five thousand dollars in
respect of an application for the grant
of a certificate for the issue of a licence
and the sum of five thousand dollars
in respect of an application for the
grant of a certificate for the renewal of
a licence;
(b) in the case of premises not already
licensed deposit with his application
with the Commissioner a plan of the
house, shop, or premises, sought to be
licensed and affix one copy of the
application on the outside, and
another on the inside, of the outer
front door of the premises sought to
be licensed and keep the copies so
affixed until his application is
determined.
(2) In addition to the requirements mentioned in
subsection (1), the secretary of a members’ club shall, in
support of his application, attach to it—
(a) a copy of the existing rules of the club;
(b) a list of the general committee and
wine committee (if any);
(c) except in the case of a new club, a
certified copy of an audited balance
sheet and revenue account for the
preceding financial year of the club;
(d) a statement signed by him that there
is kept upon the club premises—
(i) a register of the names and
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Notice to
Commissioner
of Police of
application for
registration.
[20 of 1973]

addresses of the club members,
and a record of the latest
payment of their subscriptions;
and
(ii) a register of the names and
addresses of visitors and
guests.
(3) The secretary shall give evidence, to the
satisfaction of the board, in verification of the matters
mentioned in subsection (2).
(4) The Commissioner on receipt of an application
shall forthwith transmit a duplicate thereof to the chairman of
the board.
13A. (1) The secretary of a members’ club shall, before
making application to a board for the grant of a certificate for
the issue or renewal of a licence for a members’ club, give
twenty-one days notice to the Commissioner of Police of his
intention to apply, and shall furnish to him a copy of the
following particulars—
(a) the name and objects of the club;
(b) the address of the club;
(c) brief details of the terms of occupancy
of the club premises;
(d) the name of the secretary; and
(e) the number of members.
(2) A commissioned officer of police shall—
(a) verify the particulars mentioned in
sub-section (1);
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grant or
renewal of
licence.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952]

(b) make enquiries to enable him to
inform the board to whom application
is made upon matters to be
considered by the board;
(c) attend at the hearing of the
application; and
(d) be entitled to object to the granting of
a certificate to the club either
generally or on any of the grounds of
complaint set out in section 12(1) and
(2).
14. (1) When notice has been duly given by anyone of
his intention to apply for a certificate for the grant or renewal
of a licence anyone may oppose the application on any of the
grounds enumerated in section 12:
Provided that—
(a) he shall give notice in writing to the
applicant and to the Commissioner of
the grounds whereon the opposition
is based, and that at the hearing of the
application no objection shall be
entertained by the Board other than
those set forth in the notice aforesaid;
and
(b) the notice shall be served on the
applicant and on the Commissioner at
least seven days before the meeting at
which the application is to be heard.
(2) The applicant and anyone who has given notice
of opposition shall be entitled to appear at the general
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Costs awarded
by board.


Summoning
witnesses.
licensing meeting in person or by counsel or solicitor and to
adduce evidence in support of his case.
15. Where the board is of opinion that the grounds
whereon anyone has opposed the grant of a licence are
unreasonable or frivolous, the board may make an order that
the opposer shall pay to the applicant a sum for costs (to be
named in the order) which the board deems just, and the
order shall and may be enforced in the same manner as an
order of the like nature made by a magistrate’s court in civil
proceedings.

16. (1) Anyone who opposes an application and an
applicant may obtain from any member of a board
summonses for witnesses to appear at the hearing of the
application and give evidence, or give evidence and produce
any books, deeds, papers, writings, or articles in their
possession or control.
(2) There shall be paid on summonses the same
fees as in the case of summonses in civil proceedings in a
magistrate’s court.
(3) Summonses issued under this section shall be
served in the same manner as summonses issued in civil
proceedings in a magistrate’s court.
(4) Everyone on whom a summons as a witness
has been duly served and to whom at the same time payment
or a tender of payment of expenses, according to the scale
prescribed in civil proceedings in a magistrate’s court, has
been made, who refuses or neglects, without sufficient cause,
to appear and give evidence and produce any books, deeds,
papers, writings, or articles in his possession or control, in
obedience to the summons, and also everyone present at a
meeting who is required to give evidence and refuses to be
sworn or to give evidence accordingly, shall be liable to a fine
of three hundred dollars.
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Hearing
applications.
[24 of 1932]



Special
provision in
cases of
applications
for premises
situate in the
same locality.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952]

Grant of
certificate to
successful
applicant and
17. (1) On the day appointed the board shall openly
hear, consider and deal with all applications presented, and
may examine witnesses on oath, and if one or other of the
objections to the grant or renewal of a licence set forth in
established to the satisfaction of the board, the board may
reject the application; otherwise the application may be
granted if the board is satisfied that the application is duly
made and can be granted. The chairman of the board shall
take notes of the evidence.
(2) Where notice of opposition in the manner
directed by section 14 has not been given to an applicant for a
certificate for the renewal of a licence, the board shall grant
the application if satisfied that it was duly made and ought
to be granted, and it shall not be necessary for the applicant
to attend the meeting, and the board may, if it think fit, grant
the application prior to the day fixed for the holding of the
meeting.
18. When more applications than one are made to the
board for certificates for the issue of hotel, railway station or
stelling liquor, or spirit shop licences for premises which, in
the opinion of the board, are situate in the same locality, if the
board considers that a certificate may be granted and that
there is no objection to its being granted to any one of two or
more applicants, the board may direct the Commissioner to
put up for sale the right to the grant of a certificate, either at
public auction or by tender by notice in the Gazette and one
daily newspaper for two successive Saturdays, at the time and
place and amongst the applicants the board thinks fit, and the
purchaser thereof shall be deemed to be a person whose
application has been granted by the board.
19. (1) Whenever an application is granted the board
shall grant a certificate for the issue or renewal of the licence
for which application is made, the certificate to be in
section 12 is, after due notice as required by section 14 ,
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issue of licence.
Schedule:
Form 2.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952]

Alteration of
premises and
refund of fee.
[12 of 1963]



Principles to be
applied in
determining
applications.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
accordance with Form 2 in the Schedule.
(2) On delivering the aforesaid certificate and on
paying to the Commissioner the licence duty imposed by the
Tax Act for the time being in force the applicant shall be
entitled to receive from the Commissioner a licence in Form 3
in the Schedule, but the Commissioner shall not issue a
licence after sixty days from the date of the aforesaid
certificate.
20. (1) Where the Commissioner has issued a licence
under section 19 in respect of premises which have been
altered, damaged or destroyed subsequent to the grant of the
licence so that such premises no longer comply with the
provisions of this Act, the licence in respect of such premises
shall be deemed to have been cancelled—
(a) in the case of an alteration, from the
date of the commencement of such
alteration; and
(b) in the case of damage or destruction,
from the date of such damage or
destruction.
(2) The licensee of such premises shall forthwith
inform the Commissioner in writing of the fact of such
alteration, damage or destruction and the Commissioner,
may, as he thinks fit, refund the whole or any part of the
licence duty paid by the licensee.
TRANSFERS AT GENERAL LICENSING MEETINGS

21. (1) At any general licensing meeting any holder of
a licence for an hotel, restaurant, members’ club, tavern, or
spirit shop, may apply to the board to have his licence
transferred to some other person or premises.

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Form 4

Form 5

Holder of
licence may
apply to Board
(2) In the case of a proposed transfer to some other
person, both the applicant and the transferee shall, not later
than fifteen days before the general licensing meeting at
which the application is to be heard, serve on the
Commissioner a joint application in duplicate in Form 4 in the
Schedule.
(3) In the case of a proposed transfer to some other
premises, the applicant shall serve on the Commissioner not
later than fifteen days before the date fixed for the next
transfer sessions, an application in Form 5 in the Schedule.
(4) In both cases the applicant shall as far as
practicable conform to the same conditions relating to the
posting of notices on the shop or premises, as are hereby
directed in respect of application for a certificate for the issue
of a licence.
(5) In the case of a transfer from one place or
premises to another place or premises, notices thereof shall be
posted on both premises and a plan of the premises to which
the licence is to be transferred shall be deposited with the
Commissioner .
(6) The Commissioner shall, as soon as practicable
after the receipt of the application, publish notice thereof as
provided in section 10(4).
(7) In either case the application may be opposed
in manner similar to that provided by this Act for opposition
to the granting of original or the renewal of existing licences,
save that anyone opposing a transfer of a licence from one
person to another shall give notice of his opposition to both
parties within seven days after the second publication by the
Commissioner of the notice of application for a transfer.
22.(1) In the case of an hotel, restaurant, members’
club, tavern or spirit shop, the holder of a licence for the sale
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for approval of
alterations.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
20 of 1973]

Principles to be
applied in
determining
applications.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952]

of intoxicating liquor may apply to the board for permission
to alter or reconstruct the licensed premises, and the board
may in their discretion grant or refuse such application.
(2) Where any such application is granted, the
Commissioner shall make such alterations on the licence as
may be necessary.
23. (1) The Board, if the conditions aforesaid have
been observed, may grant the application subject to the same
principles and considerations as apply to the case of an
application for a certificate for the issue of a licence for
premises not already licensed:
Provided that—
(a) in the case of a proposed transfer of a
licence from one licensing district to
another, the board of the latter district
shall deal with the application; and
(b) where there has not been notice of
opposition as provided by this Act,
the board may, if it think fit, or the
chairman may, without reference to a
meeting of the board, grant the
transfer prior to the day fixed for the
meeting and shall cause the
Commissioner to be so informed.
(2) Whenever an application is granted the
subsequent procedure with respect to the issue of a certificate
and of a licence shall be as nearly as practicable similar to that
in the case of the grant of a licence under this Act; but in the
case of a transfer of a licence from one person to another, the
transfer shall be effected by endorsement thereon by the
Commissioner of the fact of that transfer.

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Transfer in
case of death,
insolvency, or
execution sale.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
20 of 1973]



Mode of
service of
notices.
[66 of 1952]

24. (1) On the death or insolvency of a holder of an
hotel, restaurant liquor, members’ club liquor, railway station
or stelling liquor, or spirit shop licence, his legal personal
representative, the public trustee, the official receiver, or
the trustee of a deed of arrangement, or the liquidator,
shall, on proof of title, be entitled to have the licence
transferred to him by the Commissioner who shall thereon
endorse the fact of the transfer.
(2) The person to whom a licence has been
transferred by the Commissioner shall be entitled to the
same rights and privileges and be subject to the same
liabilities as the original holder of the licence:
Provided that none of these persons, other than the
public trustee or the official receiver, shall be entitled to carry
on business under a licence so transferred to him beyond the
third transfer sessions after the transfer or the next general
licensing meeting, whichever last happens.
(3) When the business of the holder of an
hotel, restaurant liquor, members’ club liquor, railway station
or stelling liquor, or spirit shop licence is sold at execution by
the Registrar, the Registrar and the purchaser shall apply to
the board for the transfer of the licence to the purchaser, and
the joint application shall be made and dealt with in the same
manner as hereinbefore provided for the transfer of a
licence from a holder thereof to some other person.
25. In the case of proceedings before a board—
(a) where a notice is to be served on the
applicant for the grant of a certificate
for a licence or a renewal, or for a
transfer, service shall be made
either personally or by registered
post;

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Appeal from
decision of
board to Full
Court.
[30 of 1952
20 of 1973]
(b) where a notice is to be served on
the Commissioner, service shall be
made either by delivery at his office
or by registered post:
Provided that where service is by registered post, proof
of the registration shall be given if required.
APPEAL
26. (1) An applicant for a certificate for the issue,
renewal, or transfer of an hotel, restaurant liquor, members’
club liquor, railway station or stelling liquor, or spirit shop
licence and anyone who has duly opposed an application
for the certificate may appeal against the decision of a board
refusing or granting the certificate, and except in the case of a
grant of a certificate for the issue of a new licence, the
execution of the decision of the board shall not be suspended
because of any such appeal.
(2) The appeal shall lie to the Full Court of the
High Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Full Court”)
and, subject to any provisions inconsistent therewith
hereinafter contained, shall, as to procedure, fees and the
powers of the Full Court, be in accordance with the
provisions, so far as they are applicable, of any Act for the
time being in force regulating appeals from the decisions of
magistrates:
Provided that the term “board” shall be read for the
term “magistrate” and the expression “clerk of the board” for
the expression “clerk of the court” in any such Act.
(3) The following and no other grounds of appeal
may be relied on :
(a) that the board had no jurisdiction
to deal with the application,
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Jurisdiction of
Full Court on
appeal.


provided the objection to the
jurisdiction of the board has been
formerly taken before the board at
some stage of the proceedings before
a certificate was granted or refused; or
(b) that the board has exceeded its
jurisdiction; or
(c) that the board or a member thereof
was personally interested in the
application; but a disqualification
under section 8 hereof shall not of
itself be a ground of appeal; or
(d) that the board or a member thereof
has acted corruptly or maliciously, or
has taken extraneous matter into
consideration; or
(e) that the grant or refusal of a
certificate has been obtained by
fraud; or
(f) that the grant or refusal of a certificate
is affected by some specific illegality
other than hereinbefore mentioned.

27. (1) The Full Court shall hear and determine the
matter of appeal and have power to decide all questions of
fact or law raised in the appeal, and shall make any order
therein with or without costs the Court thinks fit, and may
if necessary grant the application for a certificate for the
renewal or transfer of the licence in the same manner as the
board might have granted it.
(2) Where the Full Court makes an order directing
any costs to be paid they shall be recoverable in the same
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Provisional
grant of
licences to new
premises.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
20 of 1973]
Schedule:
Form 6.


manner as is provided for the recovery of costs awarded on
an appeal from the decision of a magistrate.
(3) Save as hereinbefore provided no decision of a
board shall be subject to appeal.
PROVISIONAL LICENCES FOR NEW PREMISES

28. (1) A person by serving on the Commissioner
notice in Form 6 in the Schedule may apply to the board
for provisional grant of a certificate for the issue of a licence
in respect of any premises about to be constructed or in
course of construction for use as an hotel, restaurant,
members’ club, tavern, or spirit shop, or of an existing
building which is being acquired with the intention of
converting it into an hotel, restaurant, members’ club,
tavern or spirit shop; and the board, if satisfied with the
plans submitted to it, and that if the premises had been
actually constructed in accordance with those plans it would,
on application have granted a certificate for the issue of a
licence in respect thereof, may make a provisional grant
accordingly.
(2) A provisional grant shall not be of any
validity until declared to be final by an order of the board
made after notice given as required by the board at a
general licensing meeting or transfer sessions. The
declaration shall be made if the board is satisfied that the
premises have been completed in accordance with the plans
aforesaid, and when a declaration has been made the
procedure and forms prescribed in section 19, with the
necessary variations, shall apply.
(3) An application for a provisional grant shall be
subject to the same conditions as to giving of notice of
opposition and generally as to procedure as those to which
the grant would be subject if it were not provisional, with the
exception that, where a notice is required to be put up on a
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Spirit shop
licences in
mineral and
forest licensing
areas.
[24 of 1932]

Procedure
with respect to
issue, renewal
and transfer of
spirit shop
licences in
licensing areas.
[31 of 1952
66 of 1952
20 of 1973]

door of a building, the notice may be put up in a conspicuous
position on any part of the premises.
(4) This section shall, with the necessary variations,
extend to the provisional grant of an application for the
transfer of a licence from one premises to another.
MINERAL AND FOREST LICENSING AREAS
29. (1) The Minister may by order declare any part
or parts of Guyana to be a Mineral and Forest Licensing area,
and may vary or revoke any such order.
(2) The issue, renewal or transfer of a spirit shop
licence within such area (hereinafter referred to as a licensing
area) shall be regulated by the provisions of the next two
succeeding sections of this Act.
30. (1) Any person within a licensing area who
desires the grant, renewal or transfer of an hotel, restaurant
liquor, members’ club liquor, tavern or spirit shop licence
shall make application to the Commissioner in the
appropriate form in the Schedule with the necessary
variations.
(2) The Commissioner shall consider, and, if he
thinks fit, may grant the application.
(3) If the Commissioner decides to grant an
application he shall issue a certificate to the applicant in the
appropriate form in the Schedule with the necessary
variations.
(4) On presentation of the certificate for the issue,
renewal or transfer of a licence and on payment of the duty or
the proportionate part thereof, as the case may be, the
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Appeal.

How granted.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
3 of 1984
21 of 1992]
Form 7

Grant or
refusal.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
3 of 1984]
Form 8
(5) A renewal shall be for not less than a financial
year.
(6) When the Commissioner refuses to grant a
certificate he shall inform the applicant in writing of the
reason for the refusal.
31. An applicant for a certificate under the last
preceding section may appeal against the decision of
the Commissioner refusing a certificate as provided by
section 26:
Provided that the proviso to subsection (2) of that section
shall be modified by reading the words “the
Commissioner ” for the word “magistrate” and the words
“the Commissioner ” for the words “clerk of the court”.
OFF-LICENCES AND HOTEL LICENCES
32. (1) Anyone who wishes to apply for the issue or
renewal of an off-licence shall make application to the
Commissioner in Form 7 in the Schedule, and when he serves
the application on the Commissioner pay to the
Commissioner the sum of two thousand dollars in respect of
an application for the issue of a licence and the sum of
five hundred dollars in respect of an application for the
renewal of a licence.
(2) An off-licence may be granted at any time for
the whole unexpired portion of any financial year provided
the period for which it is taken out be not less than three
months.
33. The Commissioner shall immediately consider
every application and may grant or refuse it as he thinks fit,
and he shall intimate his decision in writing to the
applicant at the address given by the applicant; if he
grants the application he shall, on payment of the duty
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Off-licence or
hotel licence
not to be
granted unless
certificate of
safety is
produced.
[5 of 1982
17 of 1985]


Revocation
and
suspension of
off-licence or
hotel licence.
[5 of 1982
17 of 1985]
Fee.
[5 of 1982]


Transfer.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952]
payable for the issue or renewal of the licence under the Tax
Act for the time being in force issue or renew the licence
in Form 8 in the Schedule.
33A. (1) No off-licence or hotel licence under this
Act shall be granted in respect of any premises unless there
is produced to the Commissioner a certificate from the Chief
Fire Officer that in respect of such premises, he is satisfied
that there is adequate provision as to means of escape in the
event of fire, and to precautions against fire and in the
interests of general safety.
(2) In this section and in section 33B—
“the Chief Fire Officer” includes any fit and proper person
authorised by the Chief Fire Officer to examine premises and
issue certificates for the purposes of these sections.
33B. (1) The Chief Fire Officer may at any reasonable
time enter and inspect any off-licence premises or hotel
licence premises under this Act.
(2) Where upon any inspection as aforesaid, the
Chief Fire Officer is of the opinion that the premises are unfit
for use for any of the purposes specified in paragraph (a) or
paragraph (b) of section 3, he shall forthwith report the matter
to the Commissioner who shall forthwith revoke or suspend
the licence upon such terms as he may think fit.
33C. (1) For every certificate issued by the Chief Fire
Officer under section 33A the licensee shall pay a fee of one
hundred dollars.
(2) The Minister may by order vary the fee
mentioned in subsection (1).

34. Every holder of an off-licence wishing to transfer
it from one premises to another or to any other person
shall apply to the Commissioner in writing, who may grant
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Right of appeal
from decision
of the
Commissioner.
[47 of 1951
66 of 1952
3 of 1984]
Grant.
[26 of 1944
30 of 1952
66 of 1952]

or refuse the application as he thinks fit, and if the application
is granted, the transfer shall be effected by the Commissioner
endorsing on the licence the fact of the transfer and the date
of the endorsement shall for all purposes be deemed to be the
date of the transfer.
35. Where the Commissioner refuses to grant an
application for the issue or renewal of a licence under section
33 or the transfer of a licence under section 34 the applicant
may, within fourteen days after receiving the decision of
the Commissioner, appeal by petition to the Minister who
may affirm or reverse that decision. The decision of the
Minister shall be final.
PASSENGER STEAMER LIQUOR AND TOBACCO,
OCCASIONAL LIQUOR AND TOBACCO AND MALT
LIQUOR AND WINE LICENCES
36. (1) The Commissioner may grant a licence of any
of the classes defined in section 3(f), (g), (h) and (i).
(2) The licence shall specify the place where
the person obtaining it is to be entitled to sell wine, or malt
liquor, or spirituous liquor, and, in the case of an occasional
licence, the permitted days and permitted hours:
Provided that a passenger steamer liquor and tobacco
licence issued under this section may be transferred from
one passenger steamer to another passenger steamer plying
on the same route, by the Commissioner ’s endorsement to
that effect on the back of the licence, and the date and hour of
the endorsement shall for all purposes be deemed to be the
date and hour of the transfer.
(3) (i) Subject to this section an
application for an occasional
liquor and tobacco licence in
respect of premises occupied by
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a club registered under the
Registration of Clubs Act shall
only be made by and on behalf
of the club.
(ii) The application shall be
supported by a statutory
declaration made by the
president, chairman, or
secretary of the club. In the
declaration it shall be stated
that the occasional liquor and
tobacco licence is required for
the purpose of a ball, dance,
concert or other entertainment
to be held on the club premises
by and on behalf of the club,
and that paragraph (iv) will
not be contravened if the
occasional liquor and tobacco
licence is granted.
(iii) On the production to the
Commissioner of the statutory
declaration and on payment of
the licence duty prescribed by
the Tax Act for the time being
in force, the Commissioner
shall grant an occasional liquor
and tobacco licence to and in
favour of the club.
(iv) The Commissioner shall not
grant more than twelve
occasional licences in any year
to any one club.

(4 ) Subsection (3) shall not apply—
(a) to any club which on the 1st July,
1944, was the holder of a valid annual
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Licence for sale
of coconut
rum.
[66 of 1952
21 of 1992]

Penalty for
selling coconut
rum without a
licence.

Register of
licences to be
kept.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952]

licence granted under section 4 of the
Music and Dancing Licences Act; or
(b) to any sports ground leased for the
purpose of any match or athletic
contest of a special nature in any
case where the lessees thereof have
been granted a certificate by the
Minister stating that the match or
contest is one which, in his opinion,
entitles the said ground to exemption
under this paragraph.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO COCONUT RUM OR
COCONUT TODDY AND TO LICENCES FOR THE SALE
THEREOF
37. (1) A licence to sell coconut rum or coconut toddy
may be granted by the Commissioner.
(2) Everyone who sells, or offers for sale, or
exchanges, barters, or otherwise disposes of for money or
reward, coconut rum or coconut toddy without having a
licence to sell it shall be liable to a fine of two thousand
dollars.
REGISTER OF LICENCES
38. (1) The Commissioner shall keep a register, to
be called the register of intoxicating liquor licences, in the
form prescribed by the Minister, containing the particulars
of all licences granted under this Act in each district, the
premises in respect whereof they were granted, the names of
the owners of those premises, and the names of the
holders for the time being of the licences.
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Register of
convictions to
be kept.

Entry of names
of owners of
premises on
register of
licences.

Regard to be
had to entries
in register of
licences.

Inspection of
register of
licences.
[66 of 1952
21 of 1992]
List of names of
licensees to be
exhibited in
Commission-
er’s office.
(2) The Commissioner shall keep a register of the
convictions of the holders of licences under this Act for
offences against any law relating to intoxicating liquor, and
where any person is so convicted, the clerk of the court shall
forthwith send notice of such conviction to the
Commissioner.
39. Everyone whose application for a certificate for
the issue of a licence or the renewal of a licence has been
granted shall at the time of payment of the licence duty state
the name of the person for the time being entitled to receive
on his own account the rackrent of the premises in respect
whereof the licence is granted or renewed, and that name
shall be endorsed on the licence and entered on the register as
the name of an owner of the premises.
40. On any application for the grant, renewal, or
transfer of a licence the board shall have regard to any
entries in the register of licences relating either to the
person by whom or to the premises in respect whereof the
licence is to be held.
41. (1) Any officer of police, or of the Guyana
Revenue Authority, without payment, and any other person
on payment of a fee of one hundred dollars shall be entitled
at all reasonable times to inspect and take extracts from
the register.
(2) A copy of an entry made in the register of
licences in pursuance of this Act, purporting to be signed by
the Commissioner and to be certified to be a true copy, shall
be evidence of the matters stated in that entry, without proof
of the signature or authority of the person signing it.
42. The Commissioner shall cause a list of the names
in alphabetical order of all persons to whom licences have
been issued to be put up in a conspicuous part of his office
after every sitting of a board at which licences have been
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Penalty for
selling malt
liquor or wine
without a
licence.
[21 of 1992
24 of 1992]

Penalty for
selling
spirituous
liquor without
a licence.
[21/1992]
Penalties on
holders of
licences for
granted. The Minister may at any time direct the publication
of the list.
GENERAL REGULATIONS AS TO SALE OF LIQUOR
AND CONDUCT OF LICENSED PREMISES
43. Subject to this Act, everyone who sells or offers
for sale any malt liquor or wine, except by wholesale in
quantities exceeding one hundred and thirty-six litres at one
time to one person, or in some place or premises for which he
or someone by whom he is employed has a licence
authorising the sale thereof within that place or premises and
in accordance with the authority conferred by the licence,
shall be liable to a fine of not less than three thousand
dollars and not more than fifteen thousand dollars.
44. (1) Everyone who sells or offers for sale any rum,
except by wholesale or in some place or premises for which
he or someone by whom he is employed has a licence
authorising the sale thereof within that place or premises and
in accordance with the authority conferred by the licence,
shall be liable to a fine of not less than five thousand dollars
and not more than fifty thousand dollars.
(2) Everyone who sells or offers for sale any
spirituous liquor other than rum, except by wholesale or in
some place or premises for which he or someone by whom
he is employed has a licence authorising the sale thereof
and in accordance with the authority conferred by the
licence, shall be liable to a fine of not less than five thousand
dollars and not more than fifty thousand dollars.
(3) There shall not be more than one conviction
against anyone in respect of offences against this section
committed on any one day.
45. (1) Every holder of an hotel, or restaurant liquor or
members’ club liquor, or railway station or stelling liquor, or
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selling and
disposing of
spirituous
liquor, in
contravention
of licence.
[30 of 1952
20 of 1973
21 of 1992]


Affixing of
signboards.
[30 of 1952
20 of 1973
21 of 1992]


Books to be
kept by holder
of licence.
[30 of 1952
20 of 1973
21 of 1992]
Form 9:
Form 10.

passenger steamer liquor and tobacco, or occasional liquor
and tobacco, licence who sells or offers for sale any spirituous
liquor not to be drunk on the premises shall be liable to a fine
of not less than five thousand dollars and not more than fifty
thousand dollars.
(2) There shall not be more than one conviction
against anyone in respect of offences against the provisions of
this section committed on any one day.
REGULATION OF LICENCE-HOLDERS
46. (1) Every holder of an off-licence or of a licence for
an hotel, restaurant, members’ club, tavern, or spirit shop,
shall affix on the outside of and over some conspicuous door
in the front of the store, hotel, restaurant, club, tavern, or
shop, a board whereon there shall be legibly and clearly
painted in white letters, each not less in length than three
inches, on a black ground, the name of the holder of the
licence at length, and underneath the words “Licensed
Off-licence Store,” “Licensed Hotel,” “Licensed Restaurant,”
“Licensed Club,” “Licensed Tavern,” or “Licensed Spirit
Shop,” as the case may be, on pain in default thereof, of
liability to a fine of one thousand dollars for the first, three
thousand dollars for the second, and six thousand dollars for
the third and every subsequent breach of this section.
(2) Every omission to affix the board continued for
a period of ten days after the last previous conviction shall be
considered a breach of this section.
47. (1) Every holder of a licence for an hotel,
restaurant, members’ club, tavern, spirit shop, and
passenger steamer, shall keep in the premises for which the
licence has been granted a book, in Form 9 in the Schedule
wherein shall be entered all the rum received or brought into
those premises, and a book in Form 10 wherein shall be
entered all the other spirituous liquor brought into the
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Refusal to
produce books,
molestation or
obstruction of
Commissioner.
[66 of 1952
premises.
(2) In addition to the book mentioned in
subsection (1) a members’ club shall keep on the club
premises –
(a) a minute book recording the business
transacted at all meetings of the
committee and at general meetings
of the members;
(b) a register of ordinary or full members
showing their addresses, and a record
of the latest payment of their
subscription;
(c) a separate register of temporary,
honorary and members other than
ordinary or full members, showing
the date of election and period of such
membership; and
(d) a copy of the rules of the club with
any subsequent alterations
authenticated by the signature of the
secretary.
(3) Every holder of the licence who neglects to
make the necessary entries in the books aforesaid on the
same day whereon he receives any rum or other spirituous
liquor or knowingly makes an entry which is false in any
material particular, shall be liable to a fine of two thousand
dollars.
48. Every holder of a licence for a place or premises
licensed under this Act who—
(a) refuses to produce to the Commissioner
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Regulation of
strength of
spirit kept by
licence holders.
[66 of 1952
21 of 1992
24 of 1992]
Forfeiture of
liquor below
strength.
[66 of 1952]


when required to do so any book
required to be kept by him in the
premises for which the licence is
granted; or
(b) prevents the Commissioner from
inspecting any book aforesaid; or
(c) molests or obstructs the
Commissioner when inspecting those
books; or
(d) prevents or attempts to prevent, by
any device or otherwise, the
Commissioner from ascertaining the
true quantity and strength of any
liquor in those premises; or
(e) molests or hinders the Commissioner
when ascertaining the quantity or
strength,
shall be liable to a fine of not less than five thousand dollars
and not more than ten thousand dollars.
49. (1) All rum, brandy, whisky, gin or other
spirituous liquor, in any place or premises licensed under
this Act or in any part of the premises or out-buildings of, or
connected with, them, shall be of good wholesome quality
and (except brandy) shall be of a strength not below forty
percent of alcohol.
(2) Any of the rum, brandy, whisky, gin, or other
spirituous liquor, not of good wholesome quality or (except
brandy) of a strength below forty percent of alcohol and the
package containing it may be seized by the Commissioner
and shall be forfeited, and the holder of the licence for the
place or premises in or near which it is found, shall be liable
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Penalty for
allowing
person under
16 years to be
on licensed
premises.
[3 of 1960
21 of 1992]

to a fine of five thousand dollars.
(3) If any rum, whisky, gin or other spirituous
liquor (except brandy) of a strength below forty percent of
alcohol is sold from any place or premises licensed under this
Act, the holder of the licence for the place or premises shall be
liable to a fine of five thousand dollars.
(4) The provisions of this section as to the
strength of rum, whisky, gin, and other spirituous liquor
sold shall not apply to any bitters, cordials, liqueurs, or
similar compounds of rum, manufactured by a compounder
under the Bitters and Cordials Act, or to any spirituous
liquor that has been on importation passed by the
Commissioner as bitters, cordials, or liqueurs, provided the
strength of the bitters, cordials, liqueurs or similar
compounds, compounded or imported has not been
artificially altered since they were removed from the
compounder’s premises or imported, as the case may be.
50. (1) The holder of a licence under this Act shall not
allow nor shall any servant of his allow any person under the
age of sixteen years to be in any bar on the licensed premises.
(2) If a person under the age of sixteen years is
found in any bar of any licensed premises the holder of the
licence or his servant shall be deemed to have committed an
offence under this section unless he shows that he has
used due diligence to prevent the person being admitted
to the bar or that the person was apparently over the age of
sixteen years or that the person was in the bar solely for the
purpose of passing through in order to obtain access to, or
egress from some other part of the premises, not being a
bar, where there was no other convenient means of access
to, or egress from, that part of the premises.
(3) In this section the bar of a licensed premises
means any open drinking bar or any part of the premises
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Penalty for sale
or supply of
intoxicating
liquor to
young
persons.

exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of
intoxicating liquor.
(4) If any person acts in contravention of this
section, he shall be liable in respect of each offence to a fine,
in the case of the first offence, of five hundred thousand
dollars and, in the case of any subsequent offence, of one
million dollars and in the case of a third offence, to a fine of
one million dollars and to revocation of the licence.
51. (1) The holder of a licence under this Act shall not
knowingly sell nor allow anyone to sell, nor shall any servant
of his knowingly sell, to be consumed on the premises, any
intoxicating liquor to anyone under the age of eighteen years;
and no one under the age of eighteen years shall purchase or
attempt to purchase in any licensed premises any
intoxicating liquor for his own consumption therein:
Provided that nothing in this subsection shall prevent
the sale, supply, or purchase, of wine or malt liquor to or by a
person over the age of sixteen years where it is sold, supplied,
or purchased only for consumption at a meal to be consumed
at the same time in the portion of the premises (not being a
bar) usually set apart for the service of meals.
(2) The holder of a licence shall not knowingly
allow, nor shall any servant of his knowingly allow, any
intoxicating liquor to be consumed by anyone under the age
of eighteen years in any bar on his licensed premises; and no
one shall purchase, or attempt to purchase, any intoxicating
liquor for consumption by a person under the age of eighteen
years in that bar.
(3) In this section the bar of licensed premises
means any open drinking bar, or any part of the premises
exclusively or mainly used for the sale and consumption of
intoxicating liquor.

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Penalty for
employment of
young people
to supply or to
sell
intoxicating
liquor.
[20 of 1973
21 of 1992]

Offences in
relation to
constables.
[21 of 1992]
(4) Anyone who acts in contravention of this
section shall be liable in respect of each offence to a fine, in
the case of the first offence, of five hundred thousand dollars
and, in the case of any subsequent offence, of one million
dollars and in the case of a third offence, to a fine of one
million dollars and to revocation of the licence.
52. (1) The holder of a licence shall not knowingly
employ nor allow any person to employ, nor shall any
servant of his knowingly employ anyone under the age of
eighteen years to supply or to sell or assist in the sale of
intoxicating liquor on any licensed premises where the licence
authorises the supply or the sale of spirituous liquor.
(2) Anyone who acts in contravention of this
section shall be liable in respect of each offence to a fine, in
the case of the first offence, of one thousand dollars and, in
the case of any subsequent offence, of three thousand dollars.
53. (1) The holder of a licence shall not—
(a) knowingly harbour or knowingly
suffer to remain on his premises any
constable being on duty, unless for
the purpose of keeping or restoring
order in execution of the constable’s
duty; or
(b) supply any intoxicating liquor or
refreshment, whether by way of a gift
or sale, to any constable on duty
unless by authority of some superior
officer of the constable; or
(c) bribe or attempt to bribe any
constable.
(2) Any holder of a licence who acts in
contravention of this section shall be liable in respect of each
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Penalty for
permitting
drunkenness.
[21 of 1992]


Penalty for
permitting
premises to be
a brothel.
[21 of 1992]

Power to
exclude
drunkards from
licensed
premises.
[21 of 1992]

offence to a fine, in the case of a first offence, of five
thousand dollars and, in the case of any subsequent
offence, of ten thousand dollars.
54.(1) The holder of a licence shall not permit
drunkenness or any violent, quarrelsome, or riotous conduct
to take place on his premises, nor sell any intoxicating liquor
to a drunken person.
(2) The holder of a licence who acts in
contravention of this section shall be liable in respect of each
offence to a fine, in the case of a first offence, of two
thousand dollars, and, in the case of any subsequent
offence, of five thousand dollars.
(3) If the holder of a licence is charged with
permitting drunkenness on his premises in contravention of
this section and it is proved that anyone was drunk on his
premises, it shall lie on him to prove that he and the persons
employed by him took all reasonable steps to prevent
drunkenness on the premises.
55. (1) The holder of a licence shall not permit his
premises to be a brothel.
(2) The holder of a licence who acts in
contravention of this section shall be liable in respect of
each offence to a fine of ten thousand dollars.
56. (1) The holder of a licence may refuse to admit to,
and may turn out of, the premises in respect of which his
licence is granted anyone who is drunken, violent,
quarrelsome, or disorderly, and anyone whose presence on
his premises would subject him to a penalty under this Act.
(2) Anyone upon being requested in pursuance of
this section by the holder of the licence, or his agent or
servant, or any constable, to quit the premises who refuses
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Prohibition of
other shop in
same
building as a
spirit shop.
[3 of 1960
21 of 1992]

Barter of
liquor.
[21 of 1992]

Non-dispersal
of riotous
or fails to do so shall be liable in respect of each offence to
a fine of three thousand dollars, and all constables are
required, on the demand of the holder of the licence, or the
agent, or servant, to expel or assist in expelling the offender
from the premises and may use the force required for that
purpose.
57. (1) No person may keep any shop, other than a
spirit shop, in the same building as a spirit shop unless the
spirit shop and such other shop have distinct and separate
entrances from the outside and are so partitioned off the
one from the other (including any gallery space
pertaining to either of them) that no customer can pass from
the one to the other without leaving the building in which
such shops are kept.
(2) No goods, wares or merchandise whatever,
except ice, liquors of every description used for drink,
empty packages which have contained such liquors and
tobacco, whether manufactured or not, cigars and
cigarettes and smokers’ requisites such as books of cigarette
papers, matches, cigar and cigarette holders, pipes and pipe
cleaners shall be dealt in or sold either directly or indirectly,
in or from any licensed spirit shop.
(3) Any person contravening any of the foregoing
provisions of this section and the holder of the licence of a
spirit shop in respect of which any such contravention occurs
shall be liable to a fine of not less than three thousand dollars
and not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars.
58. All liquors disposed of in any licensed tavern or
spirit shop shall be sold for money and shall not be bartered
or exchanged for any other thing, on pain of the holder of the
licence being liable to a fine of three thousand dollars for
every breach of this section.
59. (1) If at any time there is a riotous, or disorderly,
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meeting in or
near spirit
shop.
[21 of 1992]


Playing at
cards, or dice,
or gaming, in
licensed spirit
shop.
[21 of 1992]

Power to
constable to
enter licensed
spirit shop.
[21 of 1992]

Sale of more
than two litres
of rum at one
time.
[66 of 1952
21 of 1992
24 of 1992]
or noisy, meeting at, or assemblage of persons in, at, or near
any licensed tavern or spirit shop the person in charge of
the tavern or shop shall immediately call or send for the
assistance of the nearest constable or rural constable to
disperse the meeting or assemblage.
(2) If anyone so in charge fails without reasonable
excuse to call or send for that assistance, the holder of the
licence for the tavern or shop shall be liable to a fine of
three thousand dollars; and any constable or rural constable
who, when so called or sent for, refuses or neglects to give the
assistance shall be liable to a fine of three thousand dollars.
60. No playing at cards or dice, whether for
money or mere amusement, and no gaming of any kind
whatever, shall be carried on in any licensed tavern or spirit
shop, or in any part of the premises thereto appertaining or
adjoining, on pain of the holder of the licence for the tavern or
shop being liable to a fine of five thousand dollars, and of
everyone engaged in the playing at cards or dice, or in the
gaming, being liable to a fine of three thousand dollars.
61. (1) Any constable may, when and as often as he
thinks fit, enter any licensed tavern or spirit shop, and into
and upon the premises belonging thereto or used therewith.
(2) Everyone who refuses to admit a constable into
the tavern, shop, or premises, or molests any constable when
therein, shall be liable to a fine of three thousand dollars.
62. (1) Except as hereinafter provided no holder of
a spirit shop licence may sell, deliver, or dispose of more than
two litres of rum to any one person or on the order of any one
person at any one time.
(2) Every holder of a spirit shop licence who
by himself, his servant, or agent, sells, delivers, or disposes
of more than two litres of rum to any person or on the order
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Form 11.
Schedule
Form 12.
of any person at any one time, and every holder of a spirit
shop licence in whose shop more than two litres of rum is
sold, delivered, or disposed of, to any one person or on the
order of any person at any one time, shall on a first conviction
be liable to a fine of not less than three thousand dollars
and not more than fifteen thousand dollars, and on a second
conviction to a like penalty and in addition to have his
licence suspended for any period not exceeding one
month, and on a third or any subsequent conviction to a like
penalty and in addition to have his licence forfeited:
Provided that—
(a) the holder of a spirit shop licence may
sell, deliver, or dispose of more than
two litres of rum to any one person if
the holder has previously to the sale
or delivery obtained a special
authority in Form 11 in the
Schedule from the Commissioner
signed by the Commissioner
authorising the holder to sell the
larger quantity to the particular
person named therein; and
(b) the Commissioner may, in any
cases and upon any conditions he
thinks fit, authorise the holder of a
spirit shop licence to sell, deliver, or
dispose of rum in quantities
exceeding two litres and issue
permits for its removal in Form 12
in the Schedule; but nothing
contained in this paragraph shall be
construed as authorising the removal
of rum from one spirit shop to
another.

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Production of
licences.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
21 of 1992]

Power of police
to enter
licensed
premises and
demand
licence;
procedure in
case of non-
production.
[66 of 1952
20 of 1973]

(3) Anyone who, being authorised by virtue of
paragraph (b) of the proviso to the last preceding subsection,
sells, delivers, disposes of, or in whose shop there is sold,
delivered, or disposed of, under any authority a larger or
smaller quantity of rum than that named in the permit shall
be liable to a fine of not less than three thousand dollars and
not more than fifteen thousand dollars.
(4) Anyone who, being authorised by virtue of
paragraph (b) of the proviso to subsection (2) to issue permits,
shall, on the sale, delivery, or disposal, of any rum, by himself
or his agent issue a permit which is false in any material
particular shall be liable to a fine of not less than three
thousand dollars and not more than fifteen thousand dollars.

63. Everyone holding a passenger steamer liquor
and tobacco or occasional liquor and tobacco licence for the
sale of intoxicating liquor who does not produce the licence,
whenever required to do so by the Commissioner or
constable on the steamer or at the licensed premises shall be
liable to a fine of three thousand dollars.
64. The Commissioner of Police, the Commissioner ,
any officer of the police force and any non-commissioned
officer above the grade of corporal, and any member of the
police force of or below the grade of corporal who has a
general authority in writing from the Commissioner of Police
or a superintendent of police, may enter any premises
whatever wherein any wine or malt liquor to be drunk on the
premises, or any spirituous liquor whatever, is supplied or is
sold, or is offered, exposed, or kept, for sale, and any room or
place thereto attached and belonging, and may demand from
the person in charge of the premises, room, or place, his
licence for supplying or selling the wine, malt liquor, or
spirituous liquor, and, if the person does not immediately
produce the licence, shall place someone in charge of the
premises, room, or place, and of all wine, malt liquor and
spirituous liquor found therein, and shall make a report of his
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Disposal of
liquor, casks
or packages.
[66 of 1952
24 of 1992]


Mode of
disputing
seizure of
liquor.
[66 of 1952
21 of 1992]
proceedings and of the evidence he may have as to the
supplying, or as to the selling, or offering, or exposing or
keeping for sale aforesaid, to the nearest magistrate, and any
such magistrate shall, if he thinks fit, order all wine, malt
liquor and spirituous liquor in the premises, room, or place to
be seized, and all the wine, malt liquor and spirituous liquor
so seized shall be dealt with in accordance with this Act.
65. (1) All liquor, and every cask or other package, so
seized shall be at once removed to, and, until forfeiture or
restoration thereof, shall be kept at a Government
warehouse, or some convenient place of custody
elsewhere, and the owner, or person claiming it, shall be at
liberty before the removal thereof to cause the liquor to be
examined and, if in casks, to be gauged, and, if rum, to be
tested for strength by an approved alcohol hydrometer, and
the examination, gauging and testing may be made by the
Commissioner or any sworn gauger, or by any manager or
overseer of a plantation, called in for the purpose.
(2) The owner or person claiming it and the
person seizing it shall each take down or cause to be
taken down in writing the particulars of the examination,
gauging, and testing; and during the examination,
gauging, and testing, the liquor seized, and the casks or other
packages containing it, shall remain on the premises of the
owner or person claiming them, but in the possession of the
person seizing, or some person authorised by him to retain
possession of them; but not more than six hours shall be
allowed for any examination, gauging, and testing.
66. (1) Everyone owning any liquor so seized and
wishing to dispute the seizure, shall, within fourteen days
thereafter, by himself or by some agent authorised by him,
make his claim in writing to the magistrate of the magisterial
district within which the seizure has been made, for the liquor
and the casks or other packages containing it, and shall
within the same time serve a copy of the claim on the
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seizure.
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Commissioner, and, if the seizure has been made by anyone
other than the Commissioner, shall also within the same time
serve a copy of the claim on that person.
(2) If the claim is to be resisted the Commissioner
shall appear in person or by counsel or solicitor in opposition
thereto and in support of the seizure.
(3) When the seizure has been made by any person
other than the Commissioner that person shall be a co-
defendant with the Commissioner and may also appear
in opposition to the claim and in support of the seizure, if
he thinks fit.
(4) Every claim shall contain the name of the
claimant and his occupation and residence and, if the claim is
made through an agent, the name, occupation, and residence
of his agent and the grounds of the claimant for disputing the
seizure, and shall also state that the liquor seized is the
property of the claimant.
(5) Every claim shall be supported by the oath of
the claimant or, if the claim is made through an agent, by that
of his agent swearing to the best of his knowledge,
information and belief.
(6) When a claim is made through an agent,
sufficient evidence of his authority to satisfy the magistrate
shall be given with the claim.
(7) No claim shall be received by the magistrate
unless with it the claimant deposits the sum of five
hundred dollars by way of security for any costs awarded
against him.
67. In every case under the last preceding section the
proof of the illegality of the seizure shall be on the claimant;
and the Commissioner or other person making the seizure
may adduce evidence in answer to that given by the claimant.
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Proof of
capacity and
authority of
officer making
seizure.


Hearing and
adjudication
of claim.

Form 13,
Schedule.
Costs;
restoration of
articles seized.
[66 of 1952]


Forfeiture of
articles seized.

Proceedings
on claim.

68. On the hearing of a claim, if the seizure has been
made by a member of the police force of or below the
grade of corporal, in addition to his statement upon oath
that he is a constable he shall produce his authority
from the Commissioner of Police or a superintendent
of police but if the seizure has been made by any other officer
entitled to make it, it shall be sufficient for him to state upon
oath that he acts as that officer.
69. Every claim shall be heard before the
magistrate of the magisterial district within which the seizure
has been made, and if the magistrate rejects the claim with
respect to all or any of the articles seized, he shall condemn
those articles and make an order of condemnation in
Form 13 in the Schedule.
70. If on the hearing of a claim any of the
articles seized are condemned, the claimant shall be
adjudged to pay all costs of the Commissioner and also of
the co-defendant, if there is any co-defendant, and any articles
not condemned shall be restored to the claimant at his own
expense; but if none of the articles seized is condemned,
the magistrate shall order their restoration on the payment of
all costs of the claimant by the seizing officer and at his
expense.
71. If any articles seized as aforesaid are not claimed,
or if a copy of a claim relating to any of the articles is not
served, as hereinbefore provided and in the manner and
within the time hereinbefore limited, with respect to making
the claim and the service of copies thereof, or if after a claim
has been made any articles so seized are condemned, all those
articles shall ipso facto become and be forfeited.
72. All proceedings before a magistrate and every
order made by him in relation to a claim shall be according to
the provisions of, and shall be subject to the appeal provided
by, any Acts for the time being in force regulating procedure
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Prohibition of
removal of
rum exceeding
in quantity two
litres without
permit.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
21 of 1992
24 of 1992]

Power of
stoppage,
search and
arrest in regard
to rum being
removed.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
24 of 1992]
before magistrates in the exercise of their summary
jurisdiction and appeals from the decisions of magistrates.
REMOVAL OF RUM
73. (1) No rum exceeding in quantity two litres shall
be removed from any premises to any other premises to
another without a permit accompanying it, given and signed
by the Commissioner or other person authorised under any
law to grant permits for the removal of rum.
(2) Everyone concerned in the removal of any rum
exceeding in quantity two litres without the permit
accompanying it shall be liable to a fine of three thousand
dollars; and the rum so removed, together with the
packages containing it, and every cart, vessel, or other
conveyance, and every animal, employed in removing it,
shall be forfeited:
Provided that such cart, vessel, conveyance or animal
shall not be forfeited if the court is satisfied that the owner or
person in charge did not know that it was to be employed in
the unlawful removal of rum.
74. The Commissioner and every constable who has
cause to suspect that anyone is carrying or removing any rum
exceeding in quantity two litres may stop, detain, and
examine him, and may examine every package, cart,
vessel, or conveyance, under his control, and may
examine every cart, vessel, or conveyance on or in which he
may be; and if the Commissioner or constable ascertains
that anyone is carrying or removing, or is concerned in the
carriage or removal of, any rum exceeding in quantity two
litres, without having obtained a lawful permit for the removal, the Commissioner or constable, may seize the
rum with the package containing it, and may seize the
cart, vessel, conveyance and all animals employed in its
removal and arrest the person carrying or removing it, or
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Special permit
for use of
spirituous
liquor in
scientific
pursuits, or
art,
manufacture,
trade or
business.
Schedule; Form
14.
[31 of 1937
30 of 1952
66 of 1952
24 of 1992]

Accounting for
spirits obtained
under special
permit.
concerned in its carriage or removal, and may detain the
person until he can be brought before a magistrate and dealt
with according to law:
Provided that the Commissioner or constable, as the
case may be, shall not seize such cart, vessel, conveyance or
animal where he is satisfied that the owner or person in
charge had no knowledge that it was to be used in the
unlawful removal of rum.
SPECIAL PERMIT TO KEEP SPIRITUOUS LIQUOR FOR
SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES
75. (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Act or in
any Act for the time being in force relating to spirits, the
Commissioner may at any time issue a special permit, in
Form 14 in the Schedule, or as near thereto as circumstances
permit, to any person engaged in a scientific pursuit, or in the
practice of any art, or in any manufacture, trade, or business,
authorising him to remove to and keep on the premises
where he is engaged in that pursuit, practice, manufacture,
trade, or business (in this Act referred to as “factory
premises”) any spirituous liquor in the quantity, not
exceeding two hundred and twenty-seven litres, in each case
fixed by the Commissioner , for the purpose of being there
used exclusively in that pursuit, art, manufacture, trade, or
business.
(2) The permit shall not authorise the person to
have or keep spirituous liquor in any place other than his
factory premises.
(3) Everyone to whom the permit is issued shall
account to the satisfaction of the Commissioner for the due
disposal of all spirituous liquor obtained by him under the
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Penalty for
contravention
of provisions
relating to
special permits.
[21 of 1992]

Application of
certain
provisions.

Exemption of
certain messes,
etc. from
licensing.
[26 if 1944]
Arrest of
person found
selling
spirituous
liquor with-
out licence.
[66 of 1952]
76. Everyone to whom any permit aforesaid has been
heretofore or is hereafter issued who—
(a) has or keeps any spirituous liquor
aforesaid in any place other than his
factory premises; or
(b) uses or applies, or suffers to be used
or applied, any spirituous liquor
aforesaid for any purpose or in any
way whatever other than for the
bona fide preparation of or dealing
with anything in the course of the
pursuit, art, manufacture, trade, or
business aforesaid,
shall be liable to a fine of not less than three thousand dollars
and not more than fifteen thousand dollars.
77. Sections 84 and 90 shall extend and apply to the
holder of any special permit issued under section 75 and to
his factory premises.
POWERS OF THE COMMISSIONER AND POLICE WITH
RESPECT TO UNLICENSED PREMISES
78. It shall not be necessary for any mess or canteen
established by and for the use of the Guyana Defence Force or
the Guyana Police Force to be licensed under this Act.
79. Everyone found selling, or offering or exposing
for sale, any spirituous liquor or any wine or malt liquor at
any place other than in a place or premises duly licensed
under this Act who does not produce a licence authorising
the sale or the offering or exposing for sale, of wine, malt
liquor, or spirituous liquor at the time when and at the place
where he is so found selling it, or offering or exposing it for
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Power of
search.
[66 of 1952]

Penalty on
occupier of
certain
premises if
wine or malt
liquor is found
thereon.
[66 of 1952
21 of 1992]
sale, may be arrested by the Commissioner or any constable
or rural constable and detained until he can be brought
before a magistrate and dealt with according to law, and
the wine, malt liquor, or spirituous liquor, so sold, or
offered or exposed for sale, with the packages containing it,
shall be seized and forfeited.
80. The Commissioner, and anyone authorised by
him in writing for each particular case, may enter any store,
shop, or business premises, whatever and search for wine and
malt liquor.
81. (1) The occupier of any store, shop, or business
premises, whatever (other than a place or premises licensed
under this Act for the sale of wine or malt liquor) wherein is
found any wine or malt liquor shall be liable to a fine of not
less than three thousand dollars and not exceeding fifteen
thousand dollars, and all the wine and malt liquor
whatsoever so found, and the packages containing it shall be
seized by the Commissioner , or other authorised person
making the search, and removed to a safe place of
custody elsewhere, and shall there be detained until
adjudication of the charge against the occupier for the
offence.
(2) If the charge is decided against the defendant,
the wine and malt liquor so detained and the packages shall
ipso facto and without any condemnation whatever be
forfeited; and if the charge is decided in favour of the
defendant, the wine and malt liquor and packages shall be
restored to him by the Commissioner :
Provided that if the person charged satisfies the
magistrate before whom the charge is investigated that the
whole of the wine or malt liquor found on the premises was
there kept for the exclusive use of the occupier, or his servant
or agents working or residing on the premises, and not for the
purpose of being disposed of for money or reward, the
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Limitation of
time for
proceedings
under s. 81.
[66 of 1952]


Privilege of
wholesale
dealer to keep
samples of
wine or malt
liquor.
[24 of 1992]
Persons
authorised to
enter and
search for
liquor.
[66 of 1952]
Penalty for
having rum or
other spirituous
liquor in
premises not
duly licensed.
[66 of 1952
21 of 1992]
magistrate shall dismiss the charge and order the
restoration of the wine and malt liquor so seized.
(3) For the purposes of this section any
member of a firm occupying a shop, store, or other business
premises, may be prosecuted as occupier.
82. (1) Every charge under the last preceding section
shall be brought within one month from the seizure of the
wine or malt liquor to which the charge relates.
(2) In default of the charge being so brought, the
occupier of the premises wherein the wine or malt liquor
has been seized shall be entitled, on application to a
magistrate, to an order from him on the Commissioner to
re-deliver the wine or malt liquor and the packages
containing it to the occupier.
83. Anyone dealing in wine or malt liquor by
wholesale may keep in any store, shop, or business premises,
occupied by him a sample, not exceeding one litre, of each
quality of wine or malt liquor in which he deals without being
84. The Commissioner, and anyone specially
authorised by him in writing for each particular case, may
enter any store, shop, or business premises whatever and
search for spirituous liquor.

85. (1) The occupier of any store, shop, or business
premises whatever (other than a place or premises licensed
under this Act for the sale of spirituous liquor), wherein is
found any spirituous liquor whatever, shall be liable to a
fine of not less than five thousand dollars and not more than
fifty thousand dollars.
(2) All spirituous liquor whatever so found and
the packages containing it shall be seized by the person
guilty of an offence under section 81.
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Penalty for
breach of
section 12 (2).
[30 of 1952
21 of 1992]
Limitation of
time for
making
complaint.
[66 of 1952]

making the search and removed by the Commissioner to a
Government warehouse, or to some convenient and safe
place of custody elsewhere, and shall there be detained
until adjudication on the complaint for the penalty to be
brought against the occupier.
(3 ) If the complaint is decided against the
defendant, the spirituous liquor and packages so detained
shall ipso facto and without any condemnation whatever be
forfeited; and if the complaint is decided in favour of the
defendant, the spirituous liquor and packages shall be
restored to him by the Commissioner :
Provided that if anyone charged satisfies the
magistrate before whom the charge is investigated that the
whole of the spirituous liquor found on the premises was
kept there for the exclusive use of the occupier, or his
servants or agents working or residing on the premises, and
not for the purpose of being disposed of for money or reward,
the magistrate shall dismiss the charge and order the
restoration of the spirituous liquor so seized.
(4) For the purposes of this section any
member of a firm occupying a shop, a store, or other
business premises, may be prosecuted as the occupier.
86. The occupier of licensed premises who
contravenes section 12 shall be liable on summary conviction
to a fine of not less than three thousand dollars and not more
than fifteen thousand dollars.
87. Every complaint under section 85 shall be
brought within one month from the seizure of the spirituous
liquor to which the charge relates; and, in default of its
being so brought, the occupier of the premises in which the
spirituous liquor has been seized shall be entitled on
application to a magistrate to an order from him on the
Commissioner to re-deliver the liquor and the packages
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Keeping
samples of
spirituous
liquor.
[24 of 1992]

Penalty for
obstructing or
impeding
entry and
search of
premises.
[21 of 1992]

Breach of the
Act by member
of licence
containing it to the occupier.
88. Anyone dealing in any spirituous liquor by
wholesale may keep, in any store, shop, or business
premises, occupied by him, a sample, not to exceed one
litre of each kind and each quality of spirituous liquor in
which he deals without being guilty of an offence under
section 85.
89. Everyone who—
(a) by refusing to open any door which it
is legally in his power to open, or in
any other way, obstructs, or in any
way molests, opposes, hinders, or
impedes, any officer authorised by
this Act, or anyone having authority
in writing under this Act and
exhibiting his authority, to enter
any premises and there to search,
or otherwise to ascertain whether
there has been any breach of any part
of this Act; or
(b) removes, throws away, or destroys, or
causes to be removed, thrown away,
or destroyed, any wine, malt liquor,
or spirituous liquor, in order to
prevent or impede any search for or
seizure thereof,
shall be liable to a fine of not less than five thousand dollars
and not more than fifteen thousand dollars.
LEGAL PROVISIONS
90. (1) Every holder of a licence issued under this Act
shall be, and he is hereby declared to be penally liable and
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holder’s family
and person in
his employ.

Special
provisions
where holder
of licence
incurs a penalty
and where he is
without
Guyana.

responsible for every breach of any provision of this Act by
any member of his family, or by any person employed,
whether temporarily or permanently, in or about any
licensed premises, or in or about any room or place
thereto attached and belonging, in the same manner and
as fully as if he himself had committed the breach, and the
member of the family or person employed shall be liable to
the same punishment as the holder of the licence.
(2) The member of the family, or the person in the
employ of the holder of the licence, may be examined as a
witness for or against the holder on any charge brought
against him under this Act, and, if so examined, shall not
himself thereafter be liable to any charge in respect of such
breach.
91. Where by this Act the holder of a licence is made
liable to a penalty in respect of any act or omission, and a
charge is preferred alleging that act or omission, the
following proceedings shall be lawful:
(a) the summons may be served in the
manner now permitted by law, or by
leaving it with any person who is
apparently a clerk or servant found
on the premises for which the
licence is granted, or, if that person
cannot be found, by affixing it in a
conspicuous manner to the outer
door or outer wall of the premises;
(b) where the holder is without
Guyana, his attorney or agent may
appear on his behalf; and
(c) where the holder is without Guyana,
either at the time of the act or
omission charged or at the time
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Liability of
representative
of holder of
licence in
certain cases.


Liability of
holder of spirit
shop licence to
forfeiture of
licence on third
conviction.
[30 of 1952
66 of 1952
21 of 1992]
when the summons is served, the
magistrate, on being satisfied as to
the service of the summons as
hereinbefore authorised, shall proceed
to investigate the matter of the charge
whether any attorney or agent
appears for the holder or not and, if
the act or omission is proved, may
order the penalty to be paid and to be
levied upon the goods and chattels of
the holder of the licence by distress,
but where it is shown that the holder
did not leave Guyana to avoid the
service of the summons upon him
personally, the magistrate shall not
make an order or direct that the
holder shall be imprisoned, either in
default of sufficient goods or chattels
being found or otherwise.
92. The attorney of the holder of a licence issued
under this Act, where the holder is without Guyana, shall be
liable to every penalty imposed by this Act on the holder of
the licence in respect of any act or omission, if it is proved
that that act or omission occurred with the knowledge and
consent of the attorney.
PROCEDURE
93. (1) Every holder of a railway station or stelling
liquor or a spirit shop licence who has been convicted
twice under this Act of any offences where the maximum
penalty amounts to or exceeds three thousand dollars
may, on conviction a third time be adjudged, in addition
to any fine or penalty awarded against him, to forfeit his
licence in respect of which he has been last convicted.
(2) The court before whom the holder of a spirit
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Time when an
order
suspending or
forfeiting a
licence takes
effect.

Sale of forfeited
article.
[66 of 1952]

Deduction of
costs and
expenses.
[4 of 1972]


shop licence is convicted of the unlawful possession of the
substance known as bush rum, may, in addition to any other
penalty, order that the licence be forfeited.
(3) When a forfeited licence has been delivered to
the Commissioner he shall cancel the licence.
94. (1) When an order is made under this Act
suspending or forfeiting any licence for a tavern or spirit
shop, the order, unless an appeal is previously brought by
the holder of the licence, shall take effect at the expiration of
ten days next after the day on which it is made, and if an
appeal is previously brought then at the expiration of ten
days after the day on which it is finally confirmed.
(2) No one may sell any wine, malt liquor, or
spirituous liquor in that tavern or spirit shop after the date
when the order suspending or forfeiting the licence takes
effect, and anyone who contravenes this subsection shall be deemed to have sold the wine, malt liquor, or spirituous
liquor, without having a licence to do so and shall become
liable to the penalties imposed on everyone so acting.
95. All articles forfeited under this Act, other than
articles forfeited under section 49, shall be put up to public
competition by the Commissioner and sold by him for cash
to the highest bidder, not sooner than fourteen days after the
forfeiture, and after not less than three notices of the sale in
the Gazette and at least one newspaper published in Guyana.
Articles forfeited under section 49 hereof shall be destroyed.
96. (1) The officer into whose hands comes the gross
amount of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, recovered and
realised under this Act shall pay over the amount to the
Accountant General.
(2) There shall also be deducted from such amount
all costs and expenses whatever.
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Recovery of
money due on
bond under
the Act.
Evidence of
sale or
consumption of
intoxicating
liquor.
Procedure and
appeal.
[66 of 1952
21 of 1992]

97. The State shall be entitled to parate or
summary execution against all the parties to any bond given
under this Act, for any sum for which the State Solicitor
instructs the Registrar to issue summation on the bond; and
the execution may be against all, or any one or more, of those
parties; and to obtain the execution it shall not be necessary to
give any proof of the signing or of the validity of the bond.
98. (1) In proving the sale or consumption of
intoxicating liquor for the purpose of any proceeding relevant
to an offence under this Act, it shall not be necessary to show
that any money or valuable consideration actually passed or
that any intoxicating liquor was actually consumed, if the
court hearing the cause be satisfied that a transaction in the
nature of a sale actually took place, or that consumption
of intoxicating liquor was about to take place.
(2) Proof of consumption or intended consumption
of intoxicating liquor on premises to which a licence is
attached by some person other than the occupier of, or a
servant employed on, the premises shall be evidence that the liquor was sold by or on behalf of the holder of the
licence to the person consuming, or being about to consume,
or carrying away the liquor.
99. (1) All fines and penalties to which anyone is liable
under this Act shall be sued for, prosecuted, realised and
recovered, and all proceedings in respect of forfeitures under
this Act, shall be prosecuted and carried on, by the
Commissioner under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts.
(2) Every conviction, order, or adjudication
whatever, in respect of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture
aforesaid shall be according to the forms (except as specially
provided in this Act) and the rules of procedure, and subject
to any appeal, provided by the Summary Jurisdiction
Acts.

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Power to accept
compensation
for offences.


Protection of
person acting
under the Act.

Liability to
damages and
costs of person
making seizure
under the Act.
(3) Every magistrate shall have full jurisdiction
and power to hear, determine, and adjudicate in the case
of any fine, penalty or forfeiture aforesaid, whatever may be
the amount or value thereof:
Provided that no prosecution or proceeding for or in
respect of any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, exceeding in
amount or value the sum of fifty thousand dollars shall be
commenced without the authority in writing of the Director
of Public Prosecutions.
99A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Act, the Commissioner may, in any case he deems proper
and in substitution for any proceedings in a court of summary
jurisdiction, accept on behalf of the State a sum of money by
way of compensation from any person reasonably suspected
of a contravention of the Act or any regulations made
thereunder:
Provided that such compensation shall be accepted only
where the person reasonably suspected of such contravention
has expressed his willingness, in such form as the
Commissioner may prescribe by order, that the contravention
as aforesaid shall be so dealt with.
100. All persons acting under this Act shall be
entitled to the protection afforded by law to justices of the
peace.
101. (1) No action, suit, or prosecution whatever
shall be brought against anyone in respect of any detention
or seizure made under this Act when the detention or seizure
has been followed by forfeiture of the articles seized or any
portion of them.
(2) When any action, suit, or prosecution whatever
is brought against anyone in respect of any detention or
seizure made under this Act, which has not been followed by
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Regulations
and forms.


Saving of Acts
relating to
distillation,
sale and
keeping of
rum.
Licences in
respect of the
Transport and
Harbours
Department
and the
Timehri
International
Airport.
[35 of 1950
66 of 1950
3 of 1997]
forfeiture of any of the articles detained or seized, if the judge
or court before whom or which the action, suit, or
prosecution is tried is of opinion that there was
reasonable ground for the detention or seizure, the defendant
shall not be liable to pay to the plaintiff in the action or suit
any damages, or any costs of suit, nor shall he in that
prosecution be liable to more than a fine of twenty-five cents.
102. The Minister—
(a) may make regulations for carrying
into effect the objects and purposes
of this Act; and
(b) may prescribe new forms and forms in
place of those contained in the First
Schedule, but no prescribed forms
shall take effect until they have
been published in three issues of the
Gazette and of one daily newspaper
respectively.
103. Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of
any Act for the time being in force relating to the distillation
and sale of rum, or to the quantity of rum that may be kept by
anyone or the regulations for keeping it, as by that Act
provided.
104. (1) The Minister may authorise the
Commissioner to issue a licence—
(a) to the General Manager of the
Transport and Harbours Department
or to such person as may be
nominated by that Department in
respect of the sale of intoxicating
liquor at any station or in any train
or in any steamer of the Department;
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not to create
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or
(b) to any person in respect of the sale
of intoxicating liquor at the Cheddi
Jagan International Airport.
(2) Any licence issued in pursuance of this
section, shall be subject to any restrictions as to hours and
manner of sale in each case prescribed by the Minister, and
any sale contrary to those restrictions shall be deemed to be a
sale without a licence.
105. The grant of an application for a certificate for a
licence, or the renewal of a licence, or issue of a licence, or the
renewal of a licence consequent thereon, shall not be deemed
to create any vested interest or right, or to confer any right to
a renewal of the licence.
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SCHEDULE
FORMS
FORM 1
A
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for an Hotel Licence
To the Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, .............................................................................................
residing at ...................................................................................in
the county of .............................................. hereby make
application for a certificate for an hotel licence to sell
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intoxicating liquor in the house at the premises occupied by
me and situate at* ................................... subject to the above-
named Act.
Dated this................. day of .........................20......
(Signed) ...............................................
*Here describe accurately the situation of the house or building and
state the number of rooms, etc., in the house or building which it is intended
shall be licensed.
Example.—Lot No. 48, New Town, Georgetown, consisting of a three -
storey building containing 12 rooms, 3 on the lower storey, 4 on the second
storey, and 5 on the top storey, and 8 bedrooms, 4 on the second storey and 4
on the top storey.
__________________
FORM 1
B
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Railway Station or Stelling Liquor Licence
To the Commissioner - General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, .....................................................................................
residing at ................................................................................. .in
the county of .................................................. hereby make
application for a certificate for a railway station or stelling
liquor licence to sell intoxicating liquor in the house at the
premises occupied by me and situate at*
.......................................... subject to the provisions of the above-
named Act.
Dated this.....................day of..........................20.......
(Signed)...............................................
* Here describe accurately the situation of the house or building.
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FORM 1
C
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Spirit Shop Licence
To the Commissioner -General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, .....................................................................................
residing at. .....................................................................................
in the county of. ................................................ .hereby make
application for a certificate for a spirit shop licence to sell
intoxicating liquor in the building situate
at*..................................................................subject to the
provisions of the above-named Act.
Dated this................day of..............................20......
(Signed)...............................................
* Here describe accurately the situation of the premises and the shop
or building, and state the number of rooms (all of which shall be numbered)
and their situation in such shop or building, and state also in which
room or rooms of the shop it is proposed to sell intoxicating liquor.
Example.—Lot No. 360, Bourda, Georgetown, consisting of a two-storey
building containing 8 rooms, 4 on the lower storey and 4 on the upper
storey, numbered I to 8 consecutively; in rooms numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, it is
intended to sell intoxicating liquor.
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s. 13
FORM 1
D
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Restaurant Liquor Licence
To the Commissioner - General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority .
I, ..............................................................................................
residing at ...................................................................................in
the county of ..................................................hereby make
application for a certificate for a restaurant liquor licence
to sell intoxicating liquor in the building at the premises
occupied by me and situate at*.................................................
subject to the provisions of the above-named Act.
Dated this ..................... day of ............................ 20.....
(Signed)............................................... * Here describe accurately the situation of the building
____________________
FORM 1
E
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Members’ Club, Liquor Licence
To the Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, ..............................Secretary of .............................................
residing at .................................................. in the county of
.............................................hereby make application on behalf
of the .......................................................... club for a certificate
for a members’ club liquor licence to supply intoxicating
liquor in the building at the premises occupied by the club
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and situate at * .........................................................................
..............................................................................................................
................. .subject to the provisions of the above-named Act.
Dated this .................... day of ............................. 20.....
(Signed)............................................... * Here describe accurately the situation of the building
____________________
FORM 2
A
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSINGACT
District licensing board for the county of ...................................
Certificate authorising the issue of an Hotel or Railway Station or
Stelling Liquor Licence
It is hereby certified that the above-mentioned board on
the................... day of........................20......, granted the
application of...................................of ....................................for a
certificate for the issue (or the renewal) of a licence to keep
an hotel (or tavern as the case may be) in the house at the
premises situate at.............................. in the county of
................................... for the financial year 20.......
Dated this ..................... day of ............................. 20......
(Signed)........................................
Clerk of the district
licensing board for the
county of.......................
Note,—A licence cannot be issued by the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority unless this certificate is presented to him within
60 days of the date of this certificate. (See section 20(2)).

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s. 19(1)
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FORM 2
B
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
District licensing board for the county of....................................
Certificate authorizing the issue of a Spirit Shop Licence
It is hereby certified that the above-mentioned board on
the........................day of ............................20......, granted the
application of ...............................of...................................for a
certificate for the issue (or the renewal) of a licence to
keep a spirit shop in the building at the premises situate
at.................................... in the county of .............................for the
financial year 20......, and that intoxicating liquor may be sold
only in the rooms numbered ............................on the storey.
Dated this................... day of ............................20......
Clerk of the district
licensing board for the
county of.....................
____________________
FORM 2
C
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
District licensing board for the county of..................................
Certificate authorizing the issue of a Restaurant Liquor Licence

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It is hereby certified that the above-mentioned board on
the......................day of ............................20...... , granted the
application of ...................................of ................................... for
a certificate for the issue (or the renewal) of a licence for
the sale of intoxicating liquor in a restaurant in the building
at the premises situate at...................................... in the county
of. ...............................................for the financial year 20......
Dated this...................... day of..........................20.....
(Signed)........................................
Clerk of the district
licensing board for the
county of......................
____________________
FORM 2
D
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
District licensing board for the county of ...................................
Certificate authorising the issue of a Members’ Club Liquor Licence
It is hereby certified that the above-mentioned board
on the ....................... day of .............................. 20..... granted the
application of ............................... of .............................................
for a certificate for the issue (or the renewal) of a licence for
the supply of intoxicating liquor in a club in the building at
the premises situate at....................................................................
in the county of ..........................................................................for
the financial year 20.....
Dated this....................day of ........................,20.......
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(Signed)........................................
Clerk of the district
licensing board for the
county of .......................
____________________
FORM 3
A
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Hotel Licence
WHEREAS the district licensing board for the county of
...............................on the ....................day of ..........................
20......., granted the application of ........................of
.............................................. in the county of ...........................for
a certificate for the issue (or the renewal) of a licence to keep
an hotel in the house on the premises occupied by him and
situate at...............................................
These are, therefore, to authorise and license the
said.......................................to sell intoxicating liquor at the
house aforesaid to be consumed on the premises.
This licence is issued under and subject to the above-
named Act.
Dated this....................day of ............................20.......
(Signed).................................
Commissioner -General of the
Guyana Revenue Authority
____________________

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s.20(2)
FORM 3
B
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Railway Station or Stelling Liquor Licence
WHEREAS the district licensing board for the county
of.......................................on the .........................day of
................................... 20......., granted the application of
...............................of ................................. in the county of
.................................for a certificate for the issue (or the
renewal) of a licence to keep a tavern in the house on the
premises occupied by him and situate at................................
These are, therefore, to authorise and license the
said.................. to sell intoxicating liquor in the following
rooms of the said house ..............................................and to be
consumed on the premises.
This licence is issued under and subject to the above-
named Act.
Dated this ....................day of............................20.......
(Signed).................................
Commissioner General of the
Guyana Revenue Authority
____________________
FORM 3
C
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Spirit Shop Licence
WHEREAS the district licensing board for the county of
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............................... on the ..................... day of ...............................
20...... granted the application of ..................................... of
........................... in the county of .....................................for a
certificate for the issue (or the renewal) of a licence to keep a spirit shop in the building situate at
............................................................................
These are, therefore, to authorise and license the
said...................................to sell intoxicating liquor in the
following rooms of the said
This licence is issued under and subject to the above-
named Act.
Dated this....................day of .............................20.....
(Signed)........................................
Commissioner General of the
Guyana Revenue Authority
____________________
FORM 3
D
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Restaurant Liquor Licence
WHEREAS the district licensing board for the county
of...................................on the.....................day of
................................ 20....., granted the application of
.....................in the county of............................................for a
certificate for the issue (or the renewal) of a licence for the sale
of intoxicating liquor in a restaurant in the building on the
premises occupied by him and situate
at......................................................................
These are, therefore, to authorise and license the said
................................... to sell intoxicating liquor at the building
aforesaid to be consumed on the premises.
s. 19(2)
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This licence is issued under and subject to the above-
named Act.
Dated this.................day of...............................20.....
(Signed)................................
Commissioner General of the
Guyana Revenue Authority
____________________
FORM 3
E
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Members’ Club Liquor Licence
WHEREAS the district licensing board for the county of
........................................on the..................................................day
of.. .................................20............., granted the application of
...............................................in the county of .............................for
a certificate for the issue (or the renewal) of a licence for the
supply of intoxicating liquor in a club in the building situate
at.............................................................................................
These are, therefore, to authorise and license the
said...................................to supply to its members, visitors
and guests Intoxicating liquor at the building aforesaid to be
consumed on the premises.
The licence is issued under and subject to the above-named
Act.
Dated this................day of ..........................20...........
s. 19(2)
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s. 21 (3)

(Signed)................................
Commissioner General of the
Guyana Revenue Authority
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FORM 4
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application to Transfer a Licence to a Transferee
To the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
We,...........................residing at ...........................................in
the county of........................... and ..............................................
residing at.........................................in the county of
........................................... hereby make application for the
transfer of the ..................................... Licence No ..................in
respect of the building situate at ................... from the
said.................................. to the said........................................
Dated this .................. day of.......................... 20........
(Signed).................................
(Signed).................................
____________________
FORM 5
A
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application to Transfer a Hotel Licence from one Premises to
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Another
To the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I,............................................residing at ...................................
in the county of.................................hereby make application
that the hotel licence No......................now held by me in
respect of the house situate at....................................may be
transferred to, and held by me in respect of the house at the
premises occupied by me and situate
at*.................................subject to the above-named Act.
Dated this....................day of.............................20......
(Signed)...........................................
* Here describe accurately the situation of the house or building.
____________________
FORM 5
B
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application to Transfer a Railway Station or Stelling Liquor
Licence from one Premises to Another
To the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, ........................................residing at ............................. in
the county of .................................hereby make application that
the railway station or stelling liquor licence No.................now
held by me in respect of the house situate at
.........................................ay be transferred to, and held by me
in respect of the house at the premises occupied by me and
situate at* ....................................... subject to the above-named
Act.
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s. 21(3)
Dated this.................. day of ........................... 20......
(Signed)...............................................
* Here describe accurately the situation of the house or building.
___________________
FORM 5
C
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application to Transfer a Spirit Shop Licence from one Premises to
Another
To the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority .
I, .............................residing at ................................................
in the county of .................................hereby make application
that the spirit shop licence No.......................now held by me in
respect of the house situate at.....................................may be
transferred to, and held by me in respect of the building
situate at*............................................ subject to the above-
named Act.
Dated this......................day of.............................20.......
(Signed).............................................
*Here describe accurately the situation of the premises and the shop
or building, and state the number of rooms (all of which shall be numbered)
and their situation in such shop or building, and state also in which
room or rooms of the shop it is proposed to sell intoxicating liquor.
Example.—Lot No. 360, Bourda, Georgetown, consisting of a two-
storey building containing 8 rooms, 4 on the lower storey and 4 on the
upper storey, numbered I to 8 consecutively; In rooms numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, it
is intended to sell intoxicating liquor.
____________________

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s. 21(3)


FORM 5
D
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application to Transfer a Restaurant Liquor Licence from one
Premises to Another
To the Commissioner - General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, .................................... residing at ........................................
in the county of ................................hereby make application
that the restaurant liquor licence No...................now held by
me in respect of the building situate at
..................................may be transferred to, and held by me in
respect of the building at the premises occupied by me and
situate at* ................................subject to the above named Act.
Dated this....................day of ........................20.......
(Signed)........................................
* Here describe accurately the situation of the building.
_____________________
FORM 5
E
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application to transfer a Member’s Club Liquor Licence from one
Premises to Another
To the Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, .................................... Secretary of
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........................................ residing at ................................................
in the county of ................................................................. hereby
make application that the members’ club liquor licence
No.................... issued in the name of the club in respect of
the building situate at .................................................... may be
transferred to and in the name of the club in respect of the
building at the premises occupied by the club and situate at*
................................... above-named Act.
Dated this................... day of ........................20......
(Signed)........................................ *Here describe accurately the situation of the building.

____________________
FORM 6
A
INTOXICATING LIQOUR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Provisional Grant of Hotel Licence
To the Commissioner - General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority .
I, ...................................residing at .........................................
in the county of ..................................... hereby make
application for a provisional grant of a certificate for a hotel
licence to sell intoxicating liquor in the house about to be constructed (or in course of construction) at the premises
occupied by me and situate at*....................................................
subject to the provisions of the above-named Act.
The plans of the said house are hereto annexed marked
A.
Dated this.................day of.........................20......
(Signed)........................................
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* Here describe accurately the situation of the house or building.
____________________
FORM 6
B
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Provisional Grant of a Railway Station
or Stelling Liquor License
To the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I,...................................residing at ...........................................
In the county of......................................hereby make
application for a provisional grant of a certificate for a railway
station or stelling liquor licence to sell intoxicating liquor in
the house about to be constructed (or In course of
construction) at the premises occupied by me and situate
at* ........................................subject to the above-named Act.
The plans of the said house are hereto annexed marked
A.
Dated this...............day of.........................20......
(Signed)........................................
* Here describe accurately the situation of the house or building.
____________________

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s. 28(1)

FORM 6
C
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Provisional Grant of a Spirit Shop Licence
To the Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, ...................................... residing at ....................................
in the county of........................................hereby make
application for a provisional grant of a certificate for a spirit
shop licence to sell intoxicating liquor in the building about
to be constructed (or in course of construction) situate
at*........................................subject to the above named Act.
The plans of the said building are hereto annexed
marked A.
Dated this...............day of..........................20.............
(Signed)........................................
* Here describe accurately he situation of the premises and the shop
or building, and state the number of rooms (all of which shall be
numbered) and their situation in the shop or building and state also in
which room or rooms of the shop it is proposed to sell intoxicating liquor.
Example.—Lot No. 360, Bourda, Georgetown, consisting of a two-
storey building containing 8 rooms, 4 on the lower storey and 4 on the
upper storey, numbered 1 to 8 consecutively; in rooms numbered 1, 2, 3, 4,
it is intended to sell intoxicating liquor.
____________________

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s. 28(1)

FORM 6
D
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Provisional Grant of a Restaurant Liquor Licence
To the Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, ...................................... residing at.......................................
in the county of.......................................hereby make
application for a provisional grant of a certificate for a
restaurant liquor license to sell intoxicating liquor in the
building about to be constructed (or in course of
construction) at the premises occupied by me and situate
at*...............................................subject to the above-named Act.
The plans of the said building are hereto annexed
marked A.
Dated this....................day of...........................20......
(Signed)........................................
* Here describe accurately the situation of the building.
____________________
FORM 6
E
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for a Provisional Grant of a Members’ Club Liquor
Licence
To the Commissioner-General of the Guyana Revenue Authority.
I .................................. Secretary of ..........................................
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residing at .................................................... in the county of
.................................................................hereby make application
for a provisional grant of a certificate for a members’
club liquor licence to supply intoxicating liquor in the
building about to be constructed (or in course of construction)
at the premises occupied by the club and situate at*
........................................................................................ subject to
the above-mentioned Act.
The plans of the said building are hereto annexed
marked A.
Dated this .................. day of...............................20.......
(Signed)........................................ * Here describe accurately the situation of the building
____________________
FORM 7
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Application for Issue or Renewal of Off-Licence
To the Commissioner - General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority.
I, ................................. residing at ...........................................
in the county of......................................hereby make
application for the issue or renewal of a licence to—
*(a) store in bulk, mix and blend and to sell
spirituous liquor, wine or malt liquor in the
premises occupied by me and situate
at.................... subject to the above named
Act.
*(b) sell spirituous liquor, wine or malt liquor
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in the premises occupied by me and situate
at....................but not to store in bulk, mix or
blend such spirituous liquor, subject to the
above-named Act.
Dated this.................. day of............................20......
(Signed)........................................
* Strike out the categories not required.
Here describe accurately the situation of the house or building and the
position of the room or rooms in such house or building and state in which
room or rooms it is intended to keep spirituous liquor.
Example.—Lot No. 67, Robb’s Town, Georgetown, consisting of a two-
storey building containing 8 rooms of which the room on the lower storey in
the centre of the building marked “A” is intended to be used as a liquor
store.
____________________
FORM 8
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Off-licence
WHEREAS...................................of........................................
on the.....................day of............................20......, applied to the
Commissioner -General of the Guyana Revenue Authority for
the issue or renewal of licence to keep a liquor store at the
premises situate at.....................................in the county of
.....................................
These are, therefore, to authorise and license the
said.................. to—

* (a) keep a liquor store and to store in bulk, mix
and blend and to sell spirituous liquor, wine
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or malt liquor and to keep the spirituous
liquor in the following
room.....................................................;
* (b) keep a liquor store and to sell spirituous
liquor, wine or malt liquor and to keep
the spirituous liquor in the following
room.........................but not to store in bulk,
mix or blend such spirituous liquor.
This licence is issued under and subject to the above-
named Act.
Dated this..................day of .......................20.....
(Signed).................................
Commissioner General of the
Guyana Revenue Authority
* Strike out the categories not required.

____________________

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LAWS OF GUYANA
Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Cap. 82:21
99
L.R.O. 1/2012
s. 69
FORM 13
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Order of Condemnation
County of.........................................
BE it remembered that on the..........................................day of
.....................................20............at..................................in Guyana,
the following articles, namely (1).................................were duly
seized on certain premises said to be in the occupation of one
(2)......................................and that (3)...............................................
has claimed the said articles, and that the claim has been this
day adjudicated on by me, and that I have condemned, as I do
hereby condemn (4)....................................................and I hereby
adjudge (3)..................................to pay to (5)..................................
the sum of.....................................for costs in that behalf, and if
the said sum be not paid forthwith (or on or before the
...............................day of...............................20.......) I adjudge the
sum to be levied by distress and sale of the goods and chattels
of (3)..................................and, in default of sufficient distress in
that behalf, I adjudge (3)...........................................to be
imprisoned in the gaol at....................................in Guyana for
the space of (6)........................................from the date of these
presents.
Dated this.............................day of...................................20.....
(Signed).....................................................
Magistrate
(1) Describe all the articles seized.
(2) Name of occupier of premises.
(3) Name of claimant.
(4) Specify the articles condemned.
(5) The Commissioner- General of the Guyana Revenue
Authority and also any other seizing officer who may be
a defendant, if he has any costs.
(6) Not to exceed two calendar months.
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LAWS OF GUYANA
Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Cap. 82:21
101
L.R.O. 1/2012
s. 93(2)

FORM 15
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING ACT
Adjudication of Forfeiture of Railway Station or Stelling Liquor or
Spirit Shop Licence
County of ................................................................
WHEREAS.................................................................holder
of the spirit shop (or railway station or stelling) liquor licence
No................... has this day been convicted before and by me
of an offence under the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Act
and whereas it has been shown to me that the said
......................................has been heretofore twice convicted of
offences under the said Act; now, by virtue of section 97 of the
said Act, I do not hereby adjudge and declare the said licence
to be forfeited.
Dated this..................day of............................20........
(Signed)........................................
Magistrate
______________________

LAWS OF GUYANA
102 Cap. 82:21 Intoxicating Liquor Licensing
L.R.O. 1/2012

Citation.

Second class
off-licence.
O. 58/1972
First class off-
licence
O. 58/1972

O. 58/1972
O. 63/1952
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION
_________________
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING (OFF-
LICENCES) ORDER
made under section 3 (a)
1. This Order may be cited as the Intoxicating Liquor
Licensing (Off-Licences) Order.
2. The area specified in the First Schedule shall be one
in respect of which second class off licences may be issued.
3. The ones specified in the Second and Third
Schedules shall be areas in respect of which first class off
licences may be issued.
_____________________
FIRST SCHEDULE
The whole of Guyana.
______________
SECOND SCHEDULE
PLANTATION NOITGEDACHT
That portion of Lot 43 or Noitgedacht situate on the right
bank of the Demerara River between the Watooka and
Coyuro Creeks as paled off and defined by A. J. Dheong,
Government Surveyor, and shown on his plan dated 27th
November, 1929, and recorded in the Department of Lands
and Mines as Plan No. 3626.
________________
LAWS OF GUYANA
[Subsidiary] Intoxicating Liquor Licensing (Off-Licences) Order
O. 48/1953

O. 53/1953

O. 43/1954

O. 90/1956
THIRD SCHEDULE
PLANTATION BLAIRMONT
An area of 60 feet long by 40 feet wide situate
immediately west of the western wall of the Spirit Warehouse
situate on the premises of S. Dawson and Company Limited,
at Plantation Blairmont on the West Bank of the Berbice River,
in the County of Berbice.
PLANTATION UITVLUGT
An area 120 feet long by 60 feet wide situate immediately
east of the Distillery Spirit Store and south of the Sugar
Factory at Plantation Uitvlugt, West Coast, Demerara.
ITUNI TOWN SITE
This area known as the “Ituni Town Site” situate at the
source of the Ituni River, a left bank tributary of the Berbice
River, and near the southern terminus of the private railroad
of the Demerara Bauxite Company Limited, from Linden,
Demerara River, to the aforesaid source of the Ituni River; as
defined by R. S. Kaufman, Government Surveyor and shown
on his plan dated 29th September, 1944, and recorded in the
Lands Department as plan No. 5942.
KWAKWANI
An area 62 feet in length by 31 feet in width, occupied by
the commissary building, situate at the extreme south
western corner of the community of Kwakwani, Berbice
River, and adjacent to the main road leading from the said
community to the Mine Plant.
L.R.O. 1/2012
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LAWS OF GUYANA
[Subsidiary] Intoxicating Liquor Licensing (Off-Licences) Oder
L.R.O. 1/2012
O. 55/1957

O. 58/1958

O. 58/1960

O. 58/1960

O. 12/1961
ADVENTURE STELLING
An area of land comprised within a radius of one mile
from Adventure Stelling, Essequibo Coast.
WISMAR
An area of land comprised within a radius of one mile
from the Police Station at Wismar, Demerara River.
MATTHEWS’ RIDGE
An area of land comprised within a radius of a half mile
from the Ration Store owned by the Northwest Guiana
Mining Co. Ltd. at Matthews’ Ridge Mine Village, Matthews’
Ridge, North West District.
PORT KAITUMA
An area of land comprised within a radius of a half mile
from the Ration Store owned by the Northwest Guiana
Mining Co. Ltd. At Port Kaituma, Kaituma River, North West
District.
WALES ESTATE
An area 20 feet long by 20 feet wide situate 80 feet south
east of the Factory Compound and 125 feet west of the Estate
Office at Wales Estate, West Bank, Demerara.
______________________
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