tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2425239213712975490..comments2024-03-28T13:20:29.156-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: The local veto and the Glasgow Empire ExhibitionRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-33584820880697352342012-02-27T08:56:55.555-08:002012-02-27T08:56:55.555-08:00Licensing is weird everywhere. Adn I dont think e...Licensing is weird everywhere. Adn I dont think ever has the desired effect. In my city, we had an odd court case involving liquor licenses (which are much stricter than beer licenses). There is a distance requirement, no liquor license can be granted within X feet (200? maybe?) of another license. The law clearly states that it is measured from main entrance to main entrance.<br /><br />But how? Straight line? Nope, the courts ruled that it is measured by walking distance. So the establishment sueing was granted the license even though they were directly across the street from another license holder. The distance up to the intersection, then across at the crosswalk, and back down the street on the other side was over the separation distance requirement.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290967499580060041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-41031285524608852072012-02-21T14:14:20.362-08:002012-02-21T14:14:20.362-08:00Ooh at the intoxication act (2010) also.gives.them...Ooh at the intoxication act (2010) also.gives.them.an automatic late license till 2 am!Oblivioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184794716327407609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-54378607139177453202012-02-21T12:06:03.962-08:002012-02-21T12:06:03.962-08:00Yup. And for a lot of the time to transfer a licen...Yup. And for a lot of the time to transfer a licence you had to be in possession of <i>two</i> existing ones to extinguish. That stopped in the early 2000s, as I recall.<br /><br />The publicans love it, of course. It means that your pub is also a pension scheme: just sell your licence to some Spar shop when you retire.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-22047976840964704092012-02-21T11:43:28.056-08:002012-02-21T11:43:28.056-08:00Beer Nut, funny how the licensing rules were alway...Beer Nut, funny how the licensing rules were always stricter outside England.<br /><br />Licensing legislation is another of my weird fascinations. Especially how frequently it didn't have the desired effect.<br /><br />I do have statistics for Irish pub numbers. But I'm trying not to get distracted. No new licences ever? Now that is strict.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-46831421617852524982012-02-21T09:08:44.727-08:002012-02-21T09:08:44.727-08:00Yes, there was a Licensing Act 1902 as well as a L...Yes, there was a Licensing Act 1902 as well as a Licensing (Ireland) Act 1902, but the former does not have a ban on the issue of new licences which the latter(section 2) does.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-44809285676390966882012-02-21T08:41:44.709-08:002012-02-21T08:41:44.709-08:00Beer Nut, there's nothing, no matter how crazy...Beer Nut, there's nothing, no matter how crazy, that's new.<br /><br />1902? That rings a bell. I think there may have been somewhere else affected by a licensing act around then.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-41931410423284908912012-02-21T01:38:24.142-08:002012-02-21T01:38:24.142-08:00Ha ha. People in the olden days sure were stupid.
...Ha ha. People in the olden days sure were stupid.<br /><br />In other news, Ireland's <a href="http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2010/en/act/pub/0009/sec0001.html#sec1" rel="nofollow">Intoxicating Liquor Act 2010</a> exists solely to allow the new Convention Centre in Dublin to serve drink. Since 1902 there has been no way to create a new pub-level licence in Ireland, other than act of parliament.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com