Businesses and premises on which intoxicating liquors are sold, exposed or kept for sale are not permitted to sell any intoxicating liquors until 6:00 p.m. on Good Friday, April 7.

Section 46 of the Act prohibits a person from consuming liquor in and taking liquor from the licensed premises during the prohibited hours.

The public is notified that sale of all intoxicated liquor by any business or  establishment  is prohibited during this time acting in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Liquor Licences Act, 2022, as referenced in Section 45(1).

Further, Section 45(5) further states, “A person who fails to comply with the provisions of this section and section 46 commits an offense and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars and for any subsequent offence to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars.”

Additionally, Section 47 stipulates that a person found on licenced premises during closing hours commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars unless he or she can satisfy the court that his or her presence on such premises was not in contravention of the provisions of the Act.

The particular hours of opening and closing for premises on which liquor is sold are dependent on the type of licence granted to the establishment. Businesses and the public are asked to note and comply with the operating hours designated for Good Friday.

The public is asked to be guided accordingly. For further information or queries, please contact the Premier’s Office at 284-468-2152.