POLICE SUPERVISION. —Entry on Licensed Premises.—Any constable may at all times enter on any licensed premises, or premises in respect of which an occasional licence is in force, for the purpose of preventing or detecting any of the offences against the Licensing Act. But this right of entry only arises when there is reasonable ground for suspecting that circumstances exist, or are about to exist, constituting a violation of some provision of the Acts.
Every licence holder, who by himself or by any person in his employ, or acting by his direction or with his consent, refuses or fails to admit any constable in the execution of his duty demanding to enter for the purpose above stated, is liable to a penalty on the first conviction not exceeding £5, and on a second or other subsequent conviction not exceeding £10.
Brewers' Almanack 1915, pages 311 - 312.
Once again, these are hefty fines.Especially when you consider it's just for not letting a policeman into your pub.
The police also had the right to demand that anyone in a pub identifies themself.
Persons Found on Licensed Premises.—Any constable may demand the name and address of any person found on any licensed premises during prohibited hours, and, if he has reasonable ground to suppose that the name or address given is false, may require evidence of the correctness of such name and address, and may, if such person fail upon such demand to give his name or address, or such evidence, apprehend him without warrant, and carry him before a justice of the peace.
A person found upon licensed premises during prohibited hours may, unless he can prove that he was an inmate, servant, or lodger on such premises, or a bond fide traveller, or otherwise that his presence on such premises was not in contravention of the law relating to closing hours, be fined 40s.
If being required by the constable to give his name and address he has failed to do so, or has given it falsely, or has given false evidence with respect to it, he may be fined £5.
Brewers' Almanack 1915, page 312.
Not exactly sure how you could provide proof of your name and address back then. It's not like people carried around driving licences or passports.
Just being pissed up in a pub was a crime.
A person found drunk upon licensed premises may be fined 10s., or on a second conviction within twelve months, 20s., or on a third or any subsequent conviction within twelve months, 40s.
If the person so found is himself the occupier of such licensed premises, he will not be liable to the penalty unless at the time when he is so found his premises are open for the sale of intoxicating liquor. But if the person so found is an ordinary member of the public, it is no defence that he was so found after closing time.
Brewers' Almanack 1915, page 312.
But, it was OK for the landlord to be plastered in his own pub. Just as long as it wasn't during licensing hours.
A fairly stiff fine, that, just for having a pint or two too many. Ten shillings was the equivalent of 60 pints of Mild.
Publicans also had to be prepared to show their licence on demand.
Production of Licence.—Every holder of a licence or of a general or special order of exemption as to hours of closing made by a local authority and every holder of an occasional licence must, by himself, his agent, or servant, produce such licence or order within a reasonable time upon the demand of any justice of the peace, constable, or officer of Customs or Excise, and deliver the same to be read or examined by him. If he fails to do so, he is liable to a penalty of £10.
Brewers' Almanack 1915, page 312.
I think that's about it for coppers in pubs.
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