Section 1. Notwithstanding sections 12 and 17 of chapter 138 of the General Laws, or any other general law or special law to the contrary, the local licensing authority of the town of Natick may grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises pursuant to section 12 of chapter 138 of the General Laws to The Center For Arts in Natick, located at 14 Summer Street, Natick, or such other location as may be approved by the local licensing authority and the Alcohol Beverages Control Commission of Massachusetts, upon approval of and under conditions set by the local licensing authority of the said town. A license granted under this section shall be subject to all of said chapter 138 except section 17.

Section 2.Once issued, the local licensing authority of said town shall not approve the transfer of the license issued under this act to any other location except as set forth herein but it may grant the license to a new applicant at the premises of 14 Summer Street, Natick, Massachusetts upon approval of and under conditions set by the local licensing authority of the said town, and subject to the requirements of chapter 138 and the Department of Revenue and the ABCC.

Section 3.  If the license granted under this act is cancelled, revoked or no longer in use, it shall be returned physically, with all of the legal rights, privileges and restrictions pertaining thereto, to said local licensing authority which may then grant the license to a new applicant at the same location under the same conditions as specified in this section.

Section 4. This act shall take effect upon its passage.