Eligibility
Pubs
Relief will be awarded to pubs that meet all of the following characteristics:
a. is open to the general public,
b. allows free entry other than when occasional entertainment is provided,
c. allows drinking without requiring food to be consumed, and
d. permits drinks to be purchased at a bar.
For these purposes, the meaning of pub does not include:
a. Restaurants, cafes, nightclubs, snack bars,
b. Hotels, guesthouses, boarding houses,
c. sporting venues,
d. festival sites, theatres, concert halls, cinemas,
e. museums, exhibition halls, and
f. casinos
The proposed exclusions in the list in the paragraph above is not intended to be exhaustive and it will be for Local Authorities to determine those cases where eligibility is unclear. Local Authorities will already have a good understanding of the pubs in their areas and…
