O. Reg. 730/20: LICENCES TO SELL LIQUOR
filed December 9, 2020 under Liquor Licence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.19
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made under the
Liquor Licence Act
Made: December 9, 2020
Filed: December 9, 2020
Published on e-Laws: December 10, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 26, 2020
Amending Reg. 719 of R.R.O. 1990
(LICENCES TO SELL LIQUOR)
1. (1) Subsection 56.1 (1) of Regulation 719 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is amended by adding “and subject to subsection (1.1)” after “Despite subsection 34 (1)” in the portion before clause (a).
(2) Section 56.1 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(1.1) Subsection (1) does not apply with respect to a licence holder in the following circumstances:
1. In the case of a licence holder to whom a licence was issued or transferred with respect to a premises before December 9, 2020, the premises is, or is located within, a convenience store, grocery store, department store or big-box store.
2. In the case of a licence holder to whom a licence is issued or transferred with respect to a premises on or after December 9, 2020,
i. the primary purpose of the premises is a purpose other than the sale and service of food or liquor for consumption on the premises, or
ii. the premises is located within another commercial establishment that is not a shopping mall.
2. (1) Subsection 98 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “Subsection 5 (3)” at the beginning and substituting “Subject to subsection (1.1), subsection 5 (3)”.
(2) Section 98 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:
(1.1) The exemption in subsection (1) does not apply with respect to the sale of liquor by the holder of a licence to sell liquor in the following circumstances:
1. In the case of a licence holder to whom a licence was issued or transferred with respect to a premises before December 9, 2020, the premises is, or is located within, a convenience store, grocery store, department store or big-box store.
2. In the case of a licence holder to whom a licence is issued or transferred with respect to a premises on or after December 9, 2020,
i. the primary purpose of the premises is a purpose other than the sale and service of food or liquor for consumption on the premises, or
ii. the premises is located within another commercial establishment that is not a shopping mall.
Commencement
3. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.