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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person''' 
#To apply for a Spirit license, you should visit the Resident Magistrate's Court in your parish to make an application to the Clerk of Court and you will also need to submit a duplicate copy of this application to the superintendent of police in your area.
#Obtain the application form for application a spirit license form from the nearest police. You can view a sample in “Documents to Uses” section below.
#Complete the application form clearly stating all the required details stated in the “Instructions” section below.
#Then make an application to the health public department to obtain the health certificate.
#Visit the Inland Revenue department to pay the licence duty and stamp duty on the licence.
#Then submit the complete application to the Resident Magistrate's Court in your parish and a duplicate of the application to the superintendent of police in your area.
#Then the license will be processed at the Magistrate's Court and they will conduct an inspection in your premise to determine, if it is suitable to be issued a spirit license.
#You will be summoned by the clerk of the Magistrate's Court for a court hearing regarding your application and the decision made by the court.
#Upon a successful application, you'll be contacted by the clerk within approximately 14 days from the date of the granting of the licence.
 
'''Note:''' 
*Before you begin to apply, you’ll need to identify what type of license you will need for your business. You should know that the various types of spirit license:
#Wholesale license
#Town retail license
#Town-off license
#Village retail license
#Tavern license
#Hotel license
#Occasional special license
#Club license
 
*The application submission must be made at least 21 days before one of the fixed dates for application hearings. You must visit the court session to be granted the licence.
*The licence may be refused by the Licence Authority if the premises are deemed unfit for such business operation.
 
==Required Documents==
*Complete application form
*Business registration certificate
*Health certificate
*Payment receipt
*Identification documents
 
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Ministry of Justice''' 
Address: 61 Constant Spring Road ,Kingston 10 
Phone: (876) 906-4923-31 
Toll Free: 1888-4-justice (587-8423) - Toll free from anywhere in Jamaica. 
Fax: (876) 906-1712 
E-mail: customer.service@moj.gov.jm 
Contact details and other offices: [https://moj.gov.jm/contact-us Link] 
'''Resident magistrate court and other courts location map and contact details:'''[https://moj.gov.jm/court-locations Link] 
 

==Eligibility==
*Registered business owners who wish to operate business that require spirit license 
 
==Fees==
*View spirit license fee via this link: [https://www.jamaicatax.gov.jm/rates-and-fees/*spirit Link] 
 
==Validity==
*One year 
 
==Documents to Use==
*Application from: [http://besspolice.yolasite.com/resources/Application%20form%20for%20Spirit%20Licence.pdf Link] 
 
==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.
 
==Processing Time==
*Within one month
 
==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

 
==Instructions==
The application should include the following: 
*The nature of the license applied for
*A full description of the premises for which the same is desired and as nearly as may be the situation of the same
*A clear statement indicating whether you have ever before held a license under the spirit license Act or Law 31 of 1905 which is now repealed and if so when and where and whether your licence was at any time forfeited
*A clear statement indicating whether the premises for which the license is desired have, within the twelve months immediately preceding the application, been licensed under the spirit license Act
*Establish that you are able to read and write the English language and to keep account books in English
*A clear statement indicating whether you have at any time within five years before your application been convicted of any offence against the spirit license Act. 
 
==Required Information==
*Names
*Address
*Reasons for applying
*Signature and dates
 
==Need for the Document==
*This license proves that you can sell alcohol as required by law and it is illegal to operate a business that sell alcohol without having a Spirit Licence and persons found operating without a licence will be charged
 
==Information which might help==
*Spirit License Act: [https://moj.gov.jm/sites/default/files/laws/The%20Spirit%20Licence%20Act.pdf Link] 
 

==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
 
==External Links==
*Local Authority of Jamaica: [https://localauthorities.gov.jm/faq/commercial-services Link] 
 

==Others==
More information which might help people.

[[Category:Jamaica]]

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