Bill 96 (Legislature 15, Session 1)

L15 S1 1675

Alberta — Bills

No. 96 1st Session, 15th Legislature, A~berta 12 Elizabeth II BILL 96 A Bill to amend The Liquor Licensing Act RON. MR. COLBORNE Printed by L. S. WALL,' Prblterto the Queen's 'Most Excellent Majesty, Edmonton, Alberta, 1964

Explanatory Note I. This Bill amends The Liquor Licensing Act which is

chapter 38 of the Statutes of Alberta, 1958.

Section 16, clauses (

a) and (

f) presently read: "16. A dining lounge licence or lounge licence shaY be issued only to (

a) a person of g100d reputation and character who tis twenty-one or more years of age, a British subject and re'sident in Alberta for at least one year before the date of application, (

f) a ci.ty that operates a dining room in the te,rmdnal building of ,Lts municipal airport.".

Section 37 is revised to give the Board more leeway in de termining the brands of beer to be carried by hotel licensees.

Section 37 presently reads: "37.

(1) Every person to whom a beverage room licence or .beer vendor's licence is issued -shall have available for sale in hie l!I.censed premises, in reasona.ble quantities at all times, one or mOTe of the brands or kinds ofbOltbled beer produced by each lJcensed brewer In Alberta as may be prescribed.

(2) A sign notifying patrons that aU tqe prescr,i1bed brands of bottled beer produced by ,licensed brewers in ALberta are ~'n stock Q;nd avallaible for purchase shall be ('onsvicuo-usly diSipilayed at all times in that part of the hOitelspecified dn the beverage room licence or beer vendor's licence as the licensed premises.

(3) A beverage room liceIlBee and beer vendor l,icensee shaM SUibjeet to ,section 80 sell -to any person permitted by law to possess and consume beer any brand or kind of bottled beer produced 'by a licensed brewer In Alberta and required to be avallruble for 'sale in his licensed premdses. (4)No person shaLl be convicted pursuant to this

section if the Boa.rd cerrtifies that such person had reasona.ble cause or excuse fOT falling to supply the prescribed brand or kind of bottled beer requested by the patron.".

Section 57, subsection (1) presently reads:

BILL No. 96 of 1964

An Act to amend The Liquor Licensing Act (Assented to , 1964) HEn MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. The Liquor Licensing Act is hereby amended.

Section 16 is amended by striking out clause <

I) and by substituting the following: <

I) a city or town that operates a public dining room and the officer or agent who is in charge of the premises to he licensed is personally qualified, as provided in clause (a).

Section 37 is struck out and the following is sub stituted: 37.

(1) Every person to whom a beverage room licence or beer vendor's licence is issued shall have availaJble for sale in his licensed premises, in reasonable quantities at all times, one or more of the brands or kinds of bottled beer produced by each licensed brewer in Alberta as may be directed by the Board.

(2) A sign notifying patrons that bottled beer produced by licensed brewers in A,lberta is in stock and available for purchase shall ,be conspicuously displayed at all times in that part of the hotel specified in the beverage room licence or ,beer vendor's licence as the licensed premises. (3) ~ beverage room licensee and beer vendor licensee shal,l, subject to

section 80, sell to any person permitted by law to possess and consume beer, the bottled lbeer pro duced by licensed brewers in Alberta and required by the Board to be available for sale in Ihis 'licensed premises.

(4) No person is guilty of an offence under this

section if the Board certifies that the person had reasonable cause or excuse for failing to supply the brand or kind of bottled beer requested by the patron. 4. !Section57 is amended by striking out subsection (1) and by substituting the following:

2 "57.

(1) Where a canteen licence for the sale O'f beer has been granted to a mess of the armed forces or p'o11ce for commissioned officers or for non-oommissdoned officers of the rank of sergeant and upwards in the army, or for equivalent ranks in t1he Otther armed forces in poUce umt8, the mess may apply to the Board for a canteen licence to sea liquor .... 5. Commencement of Act.

(1) Where a canteen licence for the sale of beer has been granted to a ,mess of the armed forces or police, the mess may apply to the Board for a canteen licence to sell liquor. 5. This Act comes into force on the day upon w.hich it is assented to. 2

FIRST SESSION FIFTEENTH LEGISLATURE 12 ELIZABETH II 1964 BILL

An Act to amend The Liquor Licensing Act Received and re'ad the First time Second time ..................................... . Third time HON. MR. COLBORNE Title: 1964 (15th, 1st) Bill 96,

An Act to amend The Liquor Licensing Act

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Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L15 S1 1675
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Volume / chapter	L15 S1 1675
Language	en
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