(b) permit a cash advance to be provided in the hotel on
behalf of the hotelier,
except as a prize or bonus won as a direct or indirect
consequence of participating in a form of gambling that may lawfully be
conducted on the licensed premises.
(2) Hotels must be open to general public
The business carried out under a hotellicence must not be, or include, a
business that is limited to the sale or supply of liquor only--
(a) to persons
who have been invited to use or attend the hotel, or
(b) to a particular
class, or particular classes, of persons using or attending the hotel.
(2A)
To avoid doubt, subsection (2)--
(a) does not prevent a hotel being closed to
the general public because it has been booked for a private function
including, for example, a wedding or party, but
(b) does not allow it to be
closed to the general public for use as a members-only premises or club, or
for other exclusive use on a recurrent basis.
(3) Subsection (2) is subject
to such exceptions as may be approved by the Authority on a temporary basis in
relation to any particular hotel or to such other exceptions as may be
prescribed by the regulations. Also, subsection (2) does not apply to the
extent that is necessary to comply with any other provision of this Act or
with any other law.
(4) Food must be made available Liquor may only be sold
or supplied in a hotel if food of a nature consistent with the responsible
sale, supply and service of alcohol is made available whenever liquor is sold
or supplied on the premises for consumption on the premises. If any
requirements are prescribed by the regulations in relation to the nature of
any such food, those requirements must be complied with.
(5) Prohibition on
residents and employees drinking liquor in bar area outside trading hoursLiquor may not be sold or supplied to, or consumed by, a resident or an
employee of the licensee in a bar area of the hotel except at the time when
liquor is authorised to be sold or supplied to other persons in that or any
other bar area of the hotel. This subsection has effect despite any other
provision of this Act, but is subject to subsection (6).
