Sale of Liquor Act 1989

5 Application of Act

• (1) Except as expressly provided in this Act or in any other enactment, this Act applies to the sale of liquor to the public.

  (2) Nothing in this Act applies to the sale or supply of liquor by any person in the course of that person's business as a maker, importer, distributor, or wholesaler of any liquor to—

  • (a) any person who is also in business as a maker, importer, distributor, or wholesaler of any liquor; or

  • (b) the holder of any licence; or

  • (c) the holder of any permanent club charter.

  (3) Nothing in this Act applies to—

  • (a) any person who supplies, keeps for sale, or sells any spirituous or distilled perfume in good faith as perfumery; or

  • (b) a pharmacist who supplies, keeps for sale, or sells any liquor exclusively for medicinal purposes; or

  • (c) a person who supplies, keeps for sale, or sells exclusively to pharmacists any liquor for the purposes of paragraph (b); or

  • (d) any person who supplies, keeps for sale, or sells any liquor at the House of Representatives by the permission and under the control of the House of Representatives; or

  • (e) any person who, in any Police canteen established with the authority of the Minister of Police, supplies, keeps for sale, or sells any liquor:

  • (f) any person who, in any canteen established for officers of a prison with the authority of the Minister of the Crown who is responsible for the Department of Corrections, supplies, keeps for sale, or sells any liquor:

  • (g) any person who, in any canteen established with the authority of the New Zealand Fire Service Commission, supplies, keeps for sale, or sells any liquor:

  • (h) any person who, in any canteen or mess, or in any other place in a naval ship or defence area, where the consumption and possession of liquor is authorised by or under the Defence Act 1990 or by or under the Chief of Defence Force, supplies, keeps for sale, or sells any liquor:

  • (i) any person who supplies, keeps for sale, or sells any liquor at or from any amenity set up and conducted by the Armed Forces Canteen Council.

  Compare: 1962 No 139 s 3; 1968 No 40 s 2(2); 1971 No 52 s 56; 1971 No 77 s 2; 1976 No 53 s 63; 1980 No 168 s 63

  Section 5(3)(b): replaced, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

  Section 5(3)(c): replaced, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

  Section 5(3)(f): amended, on 1 June 2005, by section 206 of the Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50).

  Section 5(3)(f): amended, on 1 October 1995, by section 10(3) of the Department of Justice (Restructuring) Act 1995 (1995 No 39).

  Section 5(3)(g): amended, on 1 April 2000, by section 4 of the Sale of Liquor Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 92).

  Section 5(3)(h): amended, on 1 April 1990, by section 105(1) of the Defence Act 1990 (1990 No 28).

  Section 5(3)(h): amended, on 1 April 1990, pursuant to section 105(2) of the Defence Act 1990 (1990 No 28).