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Licensing (Low Alcohol Drinks) Act 1990

1990 CHAPTER 21

[F1 An Act to amend the definition of “intoxicating liquor” in the Licensing Act 1964 and “alcoholic liquor” in the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 with respect to alcohol in low alcohol drinks. F1]

[13th July 1990]

Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

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F21 Low alcohol liquor not to be intoxicating liquor for the purposes of the Licensing Act 1964.

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2 Corresponding provision for Scotland.

M1 In the definition of “ alcoholic liquor ” in section 139(1) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (which contains the same exclusion) for the words from “on analysis of” to the words “1.2%” there shall be substituted the words “ is of a strength not exceeding 0.5% ” .

3 Short title, commencement and extent.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Licensing (Low Alcohol Drinks) Act 1990.

(2) This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; but if and to the extent that it has not come into force before 1st January 1994 it shall come into force automatically on that date.

(3) This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Licensing (Low Alcohol Drinks) Act 1990.
Licensing (Low Alcohol Drinks) Act 1990 (1990/21)

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F1Act repealed (S.) (1.9.2009 at 5.00 a.m.) by Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16) , s. 150(2) , Sch. 7 (with s. 143 ); S.S.I. 2007/472 , art. 3this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed: Scotlandrepealed
F2S. 1 repealed (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) , s. 201(2) , Sch. 7 (with ss. 2(3) , 15(2) , 195 ); S.I. 2005/3056 , art. 2(2) (with art. 4 )this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
M11976 c. 66 .
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