Legal Drinking Age in England
Jan 12th, 2004, 01:38 AM
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Legal Drinking Age in England
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Anyway, the questioner's 16 year old son may have a drink if he is having a meal. The law in England is:
It is an offence to give alcohol to a child under five (unless it is given by a doctor on health grounds).If you are five or over and under 16 there is no legal restriction on you drinking alcohol at home or on other private premises.
If you are under 14 (18 in Northern Ireland) you cannot normally go into a pub or other licensed premises where alcohol is sold and consumed during opening hours unless you are the landlord?s child or live on the premises. However, a publican can apply for a children?s certificate that will allow children under 14 to be taken into a pub by an adult. Children would normally have to leave by 9pm.
In England and Wales, if you are aged 14 or 15 you can go into a pub but cannot buy or drink alcohol there.If you are aged 16 or 17 you can buy or drink wine, beer, cider or perry (but not spirits) with a meal in a hotel or restaurant or part of a pub set apart for eating meals. You can also buy liqueur chocolates. In Northern Ireland, it is an offence for a person under 18 to buy or drink alcohol in a pub.
It is normally an offence for a person under 18 to buy alcohol and drink alcohol in a pub - but see paragraph above. It is also an offence for a person to buy alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 that is to be drunk in the street.
Anyone working in a pub will be committing an offence if they sell or allow a person under 18 to drink alcohol in a pub. However, they will have a defence if they can prove that they had no reason to suspect that the person was under 18.
Anyway, the questioner's 16 year old son may have a drink if he is having a meal. The law in England is:
It is an offence to give alcohol to a child under five (unless it is given by a doctor on health grounds).If you are five or over and under 16 there is no legal restriction on you drinking alcohol at home or on other private premises.
If you are under 14 (18 in Northern Ireland) you cannot normally go into a pub or other licensed premises where alcohol is sold and consumed during opening hours unless you are the landlord?s child or live on the premises. However, a publican can apply for a children?s certificate that will allow children under 14 to be taken into a pub by an adult. Children would normally have to leave by 9pm.
In England and Wales, if you are aged 14 or 15 you can go into a pub but cannot buy or drink alcohol there.If you are aged 16 or 17 you can buy or drink wine, beer, cider or perry (but not spirits) with a meal in a hotel or restaurant or part of a pub set apart for eating meals. You can also buy liqueur chocolates. In Northern Ireland, it is an offence for a person under 18 to buy or drink alcohol in a pub.
It is normally an offence for a person under 18 to buy alcohol and drink alcohol in a pub - but see paragraph above. It is also an offence for a person to buy alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 that is to be drunk in the street.
Anyone working in a pub will be committing an offence if they sell or allow a person under 18 to drink alcohol in a pub. However, they will have a defence if they can prove that they had no reason to suspect that the person was under 18.
Jan 12th, 2004, 05:15 AM
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"For some reason there was no reply button for this topic."
The topic cops do that when they feel a discussion has gone out of control. Unfortunately they don't post an explanation of their actions. The running of this board is unusual.
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The topic cops do that when they feel a discussion has gone out of control. Unfortunately they don't post an explanation of their actions. The running of this board is unusual.
Keith
Jan 12th, 2004, 07:34 AM
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I had the impression that maybe some answers had become pejorative (the usual thing- some people thinking one thing and the rest not allowing them to) and that those answers were pulled out too.
Never mind. At least the answer's here now.
Never mind. At least the answer's here now.
