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  2. Licensing Act 1872 - Wikipedia

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    Section 26 of the act repealed 24 enactments, listed in the second schedule to the act. [15] Section 26 of the act also included safeguards to preserve any security given, anything duly done, any rights acquired or liabilities accrued, any removal of a license or certificate in pursuance of the section 2 of the Intoxicating Liquors (Licences Suspension) Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 88), any ...

  3. List of bookstore chains - Wikipedia

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    Locations across 19 US states (116 stores). Hudson Group United States: Located at airports and train stations in the United States and Canada (970 stores). Powell's Books United States: Located in Oregon (4 stores). Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops United States: Located in Maine (9 stores) Schuler Books & Music United States

  4. Alcohol licensing laws of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Licensing notice displayed above the entrance of a pub (no longer required since November 2005) The alcohol licensing laws of the United Kingdom regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol, with separate legislation for England and Wales, [a] Northern Ireland and Scotland being passed, as necessary, by the UK Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly, and the Scottish Parliament respectively.

  5. List of English criminal offences - Wikipedia

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    Offences relating to public stores under the Public Stores Act 1875; Offences relating to military stores under military law; Offences against postal and electronic communication services; Misconduct in public office; Refusal to execute public office; Offences of selling public offices under the Sale of Offices Act 1551 and Sale of Offices Act 1809

  6. Alcohol in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Binge drinking costs the UK economy approximately £20 billion a year; 17 million working days are estimated to be lost due to hangovers and drink-related illness each year. [14] The cost of binge drinking to employers is estimated to be £6.4 billion and the cost per year of alcohol harm is estimated to cost the National Health Service £2.7 ...

  7. List of books banned by governments - Wikipedia

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    Despite the opposition from the American Library Association (ALA), books continue to be banned by school and public libraries across the United States. This is usually the result of complaints from parents, who find particular books not appropriate for their children (e.g., books with depictions of LGBTQ+ individuals, like Gender Queer: A Memoir).

  8. Drunk driving - Wikipedia

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    In the United Kingdom, there are two separate offences to do with alcohol and driving. The first is "Driving or attempting to drive with excess alcohol" (legal code DR10), the other is known as "In charge of a vehicle with excess alcohol" (legal code DR40) or "drunk in charge" due to the wording of the Licensing Act 1872.

  9. Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries - Wikipedia

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    For similar reasons the Agency does not act for the National Library of Ireland, the library of the University of Limerick, the library of Dublin City University or the libraries of the National University of Ireland; however, these libraries are only automatically entitled to material published in Ireland.