Concerns were expressed in both Houses and by other interested parties that the provisions in section 14 prohibiting persons under the age of 18 years from being in the bar of a licensed premises after 9 p.m. might adversely affect wedding receptions and other private functions. To make the matter clear, I introduced a new subsection (4) in section 14 to provide that it shall not be unlawful to allow a child accompanied by a parent or guardian, or a person between the age of 15 and 17, to be in the bar on the occasion of a private function at which a substantial meal is served to the persons attending the function. This addition necessitated a number of consequential amendments to sections 14 and 25.