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56.303 — Public Houses and Bars

56.303
Sub-class
Public houses and bars
SDMX: I56303
Sub-class Level
1 Depth
0 Children
0 Siblings
📋 Official Classification Notes

✓ Includes

This subclass includes the preparation and serving of beverages for immediate consumption on the premises by: - bars - taverns - cocktail lounges - discotheques licensed to sell alcohol (with beverage serving predominant) - beer parlours

+ Also Includes

This subclass also includes: - bar activities aboard a means of transport (e.g. a train or ship), when carried out by separate units

✗ Excludes

This subclass excludes: - reselling packaged/prepared beverages, see division 47 - retail sale of beverages through vending machines, see 47.2 - provision of beverage preparation and supply based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a fixed term, see 56.22 - operation of concert halls and music venues, see 90.31

Frequently Confused With

47
Retail trade
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 47.2
Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco
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 56.22
Contract catering service activities and other food service activities
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 90.31
Operation of arts facilities and sites
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Who is this code for?

Verified: SEMANTIC_SECTION_MATRIX

Hotel and accommodation managers and directors

SOC 2020:1221
Common titles: Hotel manager, B&B owner
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 1411

Restaurant and catering establishment managers and directors

SOC 2020:1223
Common titles: Restaurant manager, Catering manager
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 1412

Chefs

SOC 2020:5434
Common titles: Chef, Head cook
SOC 2020 Official Source ISCO-08: 3434

Related Occupations

Waiters and waitressesOther elementary services occupations n.e.c.

Evidence: Representative SOC 2020 occupations for SIC Section I (Public houses and bars).

Frequently confused with

Data source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) — UK SIC 2026
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