why can't a police officer marry a publican?

[black bunny]

Was watching a TV programme and this arose in the storyline - implication was that one of them would have to give up their job. Is this still a law and more importantly - WHY? I can't for the life of me think of a logical reason.

[Ethel]

Police constables had to live in the police house, and licencees had to live in the pub.

It's not the case nowadays

[Rowieloon]

Being an ex police officer (1975-2000), there were certain regs in place. Publicans and police were seen as 'opposite' professions, in that a lot of police time is taken up policing pubs. It is not the case that a police officer HAD to live in a police house - my wife and I did not. The police had really wierd rules - couldn't grow a beard without permission, couldn't live in a mobile home, couldn't join a trade union, had to get permission to marry, had to get permission to move into a certain home/area - not a logical reason for any of it. I'm glad I'm out of it (although I did do 26 years).