Code of Police Laws (Cap. 10)

Code of Police Laws (Cap. 10), article 185

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185. (1) The keeper of any shop licensed for the sale by retail of wine, beer or spirituous liquor shall not - (a) permit drunkenness, or any violent or quarrelsome conduct to take place on his premises; or (b) sell any wine, beer or spirituous liquor to a drunken person, or to any person apparently of unsound or weak mind, or under the age of seventeen years; or (c) keep on his premises any arms proper, within reach of any other person; or (d) harbour, or knowingly suffer to remain on his premises any Police sergeant or constab le in uniform, unless for the purpose of keeping or restoring order, or in execution of his duty; or (e) supply any wine, beer or spirituous liquor, whether by way of sale or gift, to any Police sergeant or constable in uniform, unless by authority of some superior officer of the sergeant or constable, or to any person belonging to the armed forces of Malta, in uniform, between the time of opening and eight o’clock in the morning. Applicability of s. 175. (2) The provisions of article 175 shall apply to shopkeepers licensed for the sale by retail of wine, beer or spirituous liq uor. Entry by Police. Amended by: XI.1910.14. Substituted by: XLIX.1981 .6.

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