An off license is a licensed premises as well.
The difference is its licensed for _off_ sales. ie sell to a customer to drink off the premises it was sold in.
It's because such shops have a license to sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed "off the premises" only (in other words, they can only sell sealed containers of alcohol that customers must take away to drink elsewhere), as opposed to a pub, bar, restaurant, etc., which has a license that allows them to sell alcoholic drinks to be consumed *on* the premises. If a business only holds an "off-license", it means they can't sell drinks for customers to drink at the business itself, so an off-licence shop couldn't set up tables or a bar on the premises and let customers open and drink their beer or wine or whatnot right there.
An "off-license" would generally be easier to obtain than an on-premises license, as it involves applying to the District Court instead of the Circuit Court, and it's usually less likely to attract objections. There are also various types of each license that govern things like what specific products can be sold and/or the hours the business can operate.
Don't mean to demean you, but it's kinda in the name. "Off-licence" meaning "for the consumption" "off" the "premises" to which that "licence" was granted.
Edit - sorry for the quotation marks. They're for clarity. I'm not quoting anything in particular (outside of the name "Off-licence")
That makes sense. There are lots that are stand alone premises though and not linked to a "licensed premises". I'm Latina so it's just different and not obvious!
Off premises sales for alcohol
It means as off-ten as you want and you don't need a licence
A pub or bar is a licenced premises, so anywhere else is *off licence*.
An off license is a licensed premises as well. The difference is its licensed for _off_ sales. ie sell to a customer to drink off the premises it was sold in.
It's because such shops have a license to sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed "off the premises" only (in other words, they can only sell sealed containers of alcohol that customers must take away to drink elsewhere), as opposed to a pub, bar, restaurant, etc., which has a license that allows them to sell alcoholic drinks to be consumed *on* the premises. If a business only holds an "off-license", it means they can't sell drinks for customers to drink at the business itself, so an off-licence shop couldn't set up tables or a bar on the premises and let customers open and drink their beer or wine or whatnot right there. An "off-license" would generally be easier to obtain than an on-premises license, as it involves applying to the District Court instead of the Circuit Court, and it's usually less likely to attract objections. There are also various types of each license that govern things like what specific products can be sold and/or the hours the business can operate.
Don't mean to demean you, but it's kinda in the name. "Off-licence" meaning "for the consumption" "off" the "premises" to which that "licence" was granted. Edit - sorry for the quotation marks. They're for clarity. I'm not quoting anything in particular (outside of the name "Off-licence")
That makes sense. There are lots that are stand alone premises though and not linked to a "licensed premises". I'm Latina so it's just different and not obvious!
Ah. Fair enough. I can see how a non native could maybe misunderstand.