off-sales

British

plural noun

sales of alcoholic drink for consumption off the premises by a pub or an off-licence attached to a pub

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The proposed scheme involved reaching agreement with the owners of a local bar to surrender that licence and spending £410,000 for a new in-store pub alongside an off-sales area.

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The court heard the attack on Mr Mohammed occurred after the boy and a friend had gone to the off-sales store in Govanhill at about 16:00 on 12 April.

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In Wales, pubs can sell takeaway drinks if licensed, and in Northern Ireland, takeaway off-sales must stop at 20:00 GMT.

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Some people have questioned whether this is fair on pubs, but as stated above, pubs which have the correct licence can provide "off-sales", ie alcohol to take away.

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But under the Business and Planning Act 2020, all premises have now been given temporary extensions to their licences allowing off-sales until September 2021.

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