Liquor Licensing Ordinance 2026: commencement and applications for premises licences

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN under section 1 of the Liquor Licensing Ordinance 2026 that:

1. The Liquor Licensing Ordinance 2026 (No. 17 of 2026), made by the President on the advice of the Transitional Council on 29 September 2026, comes into force on 1 October 2026.
2. Applications for premises licences are made in person at the Business Registry counter, Government Complex, Puerto Coral, with a plan of the premises. A premises licence is granted only to the holder of a business licence (section 5).
3. The fee of $2,000 for a premises licence of 90 days, prescribed by the Fees and Charges (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (LN 6/2026), is paid at the Business Registry counter when the application is lodged. A written receipt is given.
4. A person selling alcohol on Coral Island on 1 October 2026 may continue to do so until 31 October 2026 if they apply for a premises licence by that date (section 16).
5. Alcohol sold at an event held under an event permit that authorises its sale needs no premises licence (section 9).
6. It is an offence to sell alcohol to a person under 18, or to buy alcohol for them (section 10).