Privy Council upholds Bermuda’s ban on fast-food restaurant chains

By David Marchant

25 years ago

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Bermuda Government & Politicians

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Bermudas Prohibited Restaurants Act Grape Bay Ltd. McDonalds Restaurant Privy Council Sir John Swan

The UK Privy Council has thwarted plans by private entrepreneurs, led by former Premier Sir John Swan, to take Bermuda down-market by opening US fast-food franchises on the island.The court of appeal rejected an appeal by Swan’s company, Grape Bay Ltd., to strike down Bermuda’s Prohibited Restaurants Act, which was enacted in 1996 in a bid to stop Swan from opening a McDonald’s restaurant.

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