Beerhouse Act 1840

The Beerhouse Act 1840 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886.[1] The Act was created in 1830, the 1840 Act being the third version to be passed. The change in the law made it necessary for persons to have continued residence within the building that they were intending to use after an application for the issuing of a licence for the selling of alcohol, and that they be in possession of the deeds of ownership of the building.[2][3]

The Act became necessary to control the development of civil disorder ( National Evil[4]) caused by those involved in activities resulting from the Vice of Intoxication,[4] specifically of the people within the class of Labouring workers[4] in ale houses so that in 1834 a committee was selected, to investigate, in order that measures of legislature might be created to limit this.[5]

References

  1. ↑ The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
  2. ↑ paul-gibson.com article with Bibliography referencing 23 other sources [Retrieved 2011-12-16]
  3. ↑ © UK Parliament hansard.millbanksystems.com [Retrieved 16 December 2011]
  4. 1 2 3 R Light & S Heenan[books.google.co.uk House of Commons 1834] Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  5. ↑ R Light & S Heenan docs.google.com page 21 of Controlling Supply: the concept of 'need' in liquor licensing Bristol Centre for Criminal Justice (1999) ISBN 1-86043-249-2 [Retrieved 16 December 2011]

External links

Great Britain. Supreme Court of Judicature, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords, Great Britain. Privy Council google.co.uk The Weekly reporter, Volume 47 Wildy & Sons, 1899.

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