Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008

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Short title, collective citations, construction and commencement.

1.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008.

(2) The Licensing Acts 1833 to 2004 and section 3, Part 2 and Schedule 1, in so far as they amend and extend those Acts, may be cited together as the Licensing Acts 1833 to 2008 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) The Courts of Justice Acts 1924 to 1961 and section 8(a), to the extent that it extends those Acts, may be cited together as the Courts of Justice Acts 1924 to 2008 and shall be construed together as one.

(4) The Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2004 and sections 14 and 16, in so far as they amend and extend those Acts, may be cited together as the Registration of Clubs Acts 1904 to 2008 and shall be construed together as one.

(5) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may fix by order, either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision, and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions.

Annotations:

Editorial Notes:

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Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (1.10.2010) by Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 449 of 2010).

2. The 1st October 2010 is fixed as the day on which section 14 of the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 (No. 17 of 2008) in so far as it relates to inserting section 37C into the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (No. 16 of 1988) shall come into operation.

E2

Power pursuant to subs. (5) exercised (30.07.2008) by Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 (Commencement) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 286 of 2008).

2. The 30th day of July 2008 is fixed as the day on which the Intoxicating Liquor Act 2008 (No. 17 of 2008), other than—

(a) section 9, and

(b) section 14 in so far as it relates to inserting section 37C into the Intoxicating Liquor Act 1988 (No. 16 of 1988),

shall come into operation.