39Liquor restriction orders

39 Liquor restriction orders

(1)  [Section 39 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2015, s. 13, Applied:12 Aug 2015] [Section 39 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2015, s. 13, Applied:12 Aug 2015] [Section 39 Subsection (1) amended by No. 24 of 2004, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2005] The Commissioner may, by order served on a licensee, prohibit or restrict all or any of the activities authorized to be carried on on the licensed premises under the authority of a liquor licence if the Commissioner is satisfied that it is necessary to do so on the grounds that–

(a) the use of the premises as authorized by the licence is causing undue annoyance or disturbance to–

(i) people living or working in the neighbourhood of the premises; or

(ii) customers or clients of any business in the neighbourhood of the premises; or

(iii) people attending or in charge of people attending an educational establishment in the neighbourhood of the premises; or

(iv) people conducting or attending religious services in the neighbourhood of the premises; or

(b) to do so will reduce or avoid the occurrence of disorderly conduct–

(i) in the premises; or

(ii) in the neighbourhood of the premises.

(2)  An order under subsection (1) may –

(a) restrict generally the hours during which liquor is authorized to be sold or consumed on the licensed premises; or

(b) prohibit, restrict or impose conditions on the exercise of all or any of the activities authorized by the licence.

(3)  [Section 39 Subsection (3) amended by No. 24 of 2004, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2005] While an order made under subsection (1) is in effect in respect of premises the liquor licence granted in respect of those premises is not authority for–