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<p>The Licensing Act 2003 bans the sale of alcohol at certain motorway service areas
but this ban does not extend to all of them. At motorway service areas which are not
covered by the Act, the grant of premise licences for the sale of alcohol in any particular
case is at present a matter for the local licensing authority.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
included motorway service areas as part of the public consultation on the Alcohol
Strategy in 2012/13. The Government's response to this consultation was published
in July 2013 and stated that this issue would be considered further, and it is under
active consideration.</p><p> </p>
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