BILL No. 21 of 1992
THURSDAY, 16TH JULY, 1992
PARLIAMENT OFFICE.
' Public Bujldings,
Georgetown.
Guyana.
92--07-16.
The following Bill wh!ich will be introduced in the National Assembly
is published for gen~l information.
F. A. Narain,
Clerk of the National Assembly.
CUYANA
BILL No. 21 of ·1992
INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSING (AMENDMEN1)
BILL 1992
"'RRANGBMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
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Short title.
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Amendment-of the Principal '.Act.
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A BILL
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AN ACT to amend the Intoxicating and Liquor Licensing Act.
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1992
Enacted by the Parliament of Guyana:-
82:21
This A�t: whi.:h amends the Intoxicating Liquor Licens].
ing Aet, mav be cited as the fntoxicating Liquor Licensing (Amend­
ment) Act 1992.
Amend·
ment of
the Prlncl·
pal Act.
T11e sections of the Principal Act mentioned in the first
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column of the Schedule are hereby amended in the manner specified
in the corr�sponding entry in the, second column of the Schedule.
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SCHEDULE
Sections
Amendments
Sections 13 {l) (a)
For "five hundred dollars" and "one hundred and
fifty dollars" substitute "five thousand dollars".
Se::tion 32
For "one hundred and fifty dollars'' and "fifty doll­
lars" substitute "two thousand dollars" and "five hun­
dred dollars'', . respectively.
Section 37 (2)
For "one hun�lred and fifty dollars" substitute "two
thousand dollars".
Section 41 (1)
for "twenty-fi :e cents" substitute "one hundred dol­
lars".
Section 43
·Por ''thirty dollars" and "one hundred and fifty dol­
lars" substitute "three thousa1'(i dollars" and "fifteen
,!1ot;:;and dolidrs". respectively.
Section 44 (I)
For ..one hundred and fifty dollars" and '�one thous­
ar.d five hundred dollars'' substitute "five thousand
dollars" and "fifty thousand dollars", respectively.
Section 44 (2)
For "sixty rh'tari,;" and "seven hup�r'!.d ".nd fiftv (iolJ
lars" substitu�e �'fiye
thpu�an<;l dollars" and "fifty
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thousand dollars". respectively.
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Sections
Section 45 (I)
For "one hundred aoo fiity dollars" and "one thousand five hundred dollars" substitute "five thousand
dollars" and "fifty thousand dollars", respectively.
Section ~6 (I)
For "thirty dollars" ''seventy-five dollars" and "one
hundred and titty :iollar5" substitute "one thousand
dollars", "three thousand dollars" and "six thousand
doll!rs", respectively.
Section 47 (3)
Fo,r "seventy-five dollars"' substitute "two thom,and
dollars".
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Section 48
For "sevcnty..:fivc dollars" and "one hundred and
fifty tlollars" substitute "five thousand dollars·· a'nd
"ten tho1Jsand dollars , rcspcdively.
Section 49 (2) and (3)
For "one hundred and fifty dollars" substitute "ffr~
thousand dollars".
Section 50 (4)
For ''fifteen dollars" and "thirty doJlars" substitute
"one thousand dollars" and "three thousand dollars...
respectively.
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Section 51 (4)
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For 'fifteen dollars" and "thirty dollars" substitute
"one thousand dollars" and "three· thousand dollars".
respectively.
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Section 52 (2)
For "fifteen dollars" and "thirty dollars" substitute
"one thoU6and dollars" and "three thousand dollars",
respectively.
Section 53 (2)
For ''seventy-five _dollars" and "one hundre,j and fifty
dollars" substitute "five thousand dollars" and "ten
thousand dollars", respectively.
Section .54 (2)
For "thirty dollars" and "seventy-five dollars" substtute "two thousand dollars" and "five thousand dollars". respectively.
Section 55 (2)
For "three hundred dollars" substitute "ten thousand
dollars".
Section 56 (2)
For 'seventy-five dollars· substitute 'three thousand"
dollars".
Section 57 (3)
For "thirty dollars" and "one hundred and fifty,-doJlars" subst.i.w~c .Jn~e ti-in. nd dollars" and "fifteen
thousarrd dollars", respectively.
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Sections
Amendments
Section 58
For "thirty dollars" substitute "three thousand dol
Jars".
Section 59 (2)
For "thirty dollars", in both pl~. substitute "three
thousand dollars".
Section 60
For "one hundred and fifty dollars" and "thirty dollars" substitute "five thousand dollars" and "three
thousand dollars", respectively.
Section 61 (2)
For "one hundred and fifty dollars" substitute "three
thousand dollars".
Section 62 ·(2)
For "three hundred dollars" and "one thousand five
hundred dollars" substitute "three thousand dollars"·
and "fifteen thousand dollars", respectively.
Section 62 (3)
For ..seventy-five dollars" and "one thousand five
hundred dollars" substitute "three thousand dollars"
and "fifteen thousand dollars", respectively.
Section 62 (4) '
For "seventy-five dollars" and "one thousand five
hundred dollars" substitute "three thousand dotlars"
and "fifteen thousand dollars", respectively.
Section 63
For "three hundred d<;>llars" substitute "three thousand
dollars".
Section 66 (7)
For "twenty-four dollars" substitute "five hundred
dollars".
Section 73 (2)
For "one hundred and fifty dollars" substitute "three
thousand dollars".
Section 76
For "one thousand five hundred dollars" substitute
"not less than three thousand dollars and not more
than fifteen thousand dollars".
~on 81 (l)
For "thirty" and "one hundred and fifty dollars" substitute "three thousand doIIars" and "fifteen thousand
dolJars", respectively.
~ion 85° (I)
For "seventy-five dollars" and "one thousand five
hundred dollars" substitute "five thousand dollars"
and "fifty thousand dollats", respectively.
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Sections
Amendments
Section 86
For "three hundred dollars" substitute "not less than
three thousand dollars and not more than fifteen
thousand dollars".
Section 89 (b)
For "seventy-five dollars" and "one thousand five
hundred dollars" substitute ''five thousand dollars"
and ''fifteen thousand dollars", respectively.
Section 93 (1)
For "one hundred and fifty d'ollars" substitute "three
thousand dollars".
Section 99 (3)
For "seven hundred and fifty dollars" substitute "fifty
thousand dollars".
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
This Bill seeks to amend the Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Act, Cap. 82:21,
to increase by realistic amounts, the fines payable for offences committed under
the Act.
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Carl B. Greenidge,
Minister of Finance.