Opening hours of liquor shops and bars revised

An extraordinary excise gazette notification has been issued regarding the revised opening hours and closing hours of liquor shops and bars in Sri Lanka.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued this announcement in terms of the powers vested in him under Section 32, Sub-Section 1 of the Excise Ordinance Act.

The revised operating times are effective from today (9) according to the gazette notification issued by the President.

The bar opening times of Tourist Board approved three stars and above hotels with FL7 and FL8 liquor licences have been revised from 10.00 am to 2.00 am.

Foreign liquor and wine shops with FL4 liquor licences will be open from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm.

Bars holding foreign liquor licences are allowed to be opened from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm, sellers with retail foreign liquor licences are permitted to operate from 8.00 am to 10.00 pm, hotels without Tourist Board approval are allowed to open from 10.00 am to 11.00 pm.

All other hotels and restaurants have been allowed to sell liquor between 10.00 am to midnight.

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