| Topic: | Re:Finch-Crisp confusion | |
| Posted by: | Andy Rooney | |
| Date/Time: | 05/05/11 13:22:00 |
| The news story seems to be suggesting that the cafe's booze licence applies to the whole of Chiswick House Grounds, which seems like an over-reach to me. In any case, a booze licence is a licence to sell booze, so it doesn't obviously prohibit BYO. Of course a pub landlord is entitled to throw you out of his pub if you bring your own booze - or for any other reason - because you're on his private premises. But it's not obvious to me that even if the cafe's licence gives them a monopoly on booze sales in the park it also gives them authority to restrict people's behaviour in a public place. That's the domain of by-laws, but at least one observant poster to this thread has said that the offending notice refers to the licensing act, not by-laws. Which is all really a long-winded way of saying 'go for it, Ana!'. |