Liquor Licensing

The Central Liquor Board is established under the Liquor Act 2006. Its principal function under the Act is to determine various provisional liquor licences under the Act and to provide general policy guidelines to Divisional Liquor Tribunals.

The Attorney-General as Minister responsible for the Liquor Act (Cap. 192) appoints a Chairman, three other members and a Secretary to the Board. The Attorney-General also appoints two members of each of the four Divisional Liquor Tribunals which are constituted under Section 5 of the Act. The other two members of each Divisional Liquor Tribunal are a Magistrate in the Division who is designated by the Chief Magistrate and is required to be Chairman, and ex-officio the Commissioner for the Division.

The Board besides exercising its functions under the Liquor Act, also gives provisional approval for the registration of private members clubs under the Registration of Clubs Act [Cap. 194].

With the exception of three types of licences under the Act, all applications for liquor licences which may be issued under the Act must first receive provisional approval from the Central Liquor Board before the application can be considered and finally determined by the appropriate Divisional Liquor Tribunal.