CFurniss Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Question in the Title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 It varies, depends which pub it is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 And what day / occassion it is. Sometimes they're on some pubs all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stimpy Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 trying to get in before they start? as above... every door is different. My lads used to start at 8.... but that also depended on what was going on in the center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dosxuk Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Chosen somewhere to take your 17 year old mate then? (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=6345117#post6345117) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 I'm impressed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesogt Posted June 12, 2010 Share Posted June 12, 2010 Basically if a person under 18 yrs old buys or attempts to buy alcohol the max penalty is a £1000. If a person over 18 yrs old buys for an under 18, sells to under 18 and similar related offences they are liable to a max £5000. Sale of alcohol to children (1) A person commits an offence if he sells alcohol to an individual aged under 18. (2) A club commits an offence if alcohol is supplied by it or on its behalf— (a) to, or to the order of, a member of the club who is aged under 18, or (b) to the order of a member of the club, to an individual who is aged under 18. (3) A person commits an offence if he supplies alcohol on behalf of a club— (a) to, or to the order of, a member of the club who is aged under 18, or (b) to the order of a member of the club, to an individual who is aged under 18. (4) Where a person is charged with an offence under this section by reason of his own conduct it is a defence that— (a) he believed that the individual was aged 18 or over, and (b) either— (i) he had taken all reasonable steps to establish the individual’s age, or (ii) nobody could reasonably have suspected from the individual’s appearance that he was aged under 18. (5) For the purposes of subsection (4), a person is treated as having taken all reasonable steps to establish an individual’s age if— (a) he asked the individual for evidence of his age, and (b) the evidence would have convinced a reasonable person. (6) Where a person (“the accused”) is charged with an offence under this section by reason of the act or default of some other person, it is a defence that the accused exercised all due diligence to avoid committing it. (7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale Purchase of alcohol by or on behalf of children (1) An individual aged under 18 commits an offence if— (a) he buys or attempts to buy alcohol, or (b) where he is a member of a club— (i) alcohol is supplied to him or to his order by or on behalf of the club, as a result of some act or default of his, or (ii) he attempts to have alcohol supplied to him or to his order by or on behalf of the club. (2) But subsection (1) does not apply where the individual buys or attempts to buy the alcohol at the request of— (a) a constable, or (b) a weights and measures inspector, who is acting in the course of his duty. (3) A person commits an offence if— (a) he buys or attempts to buy alcohol on behalf of an individual aged under 18, or (b) where he is a member of a club, on behalf of an individual aged under 18 he— (i) makes arrangements whereby alcohol is supplied to him or to his order by or on behalf of the club, or (ii) attempts to make such arrangements. (4) A person (“the relevant person”) commits an offence if— (a) he buys or attempts to buy alcohol for consumption on relevant premises by an individual aged under 18, or (b) where he is a member of a club— (i) by some act or default of his, alcohol is supplied to him, or to his order, by or on behalf of the club for consumption on relevant premises by an individual aged under 18, or (ii) he attempts to have alcohol so supplied for such consumption. (5) But subsection (4) does not apply where— (a) the relevant person is aged 18 or over, (b) the individual is aged 16 or 17, © the alcohol is beer, wine or cider, (d) its purchase or supply is for consumption at a table meal on relevant premises, and (e) the individual is accompanied at the meal by an individual aged 18 or over. (6) Where a person is charged with an offence under subsection (3) or (4) it is a defence that he had no reason to suspect that the individual was aged under 18. (7) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction— (a) in the case of an offence under subsection (1), to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, and (b) in the case of an offence under subsection (3) or (4), to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. Consumption of alcohol by children (1) An individual aged under 18 commits an offence if he knowingly consumes alcohol on relevant premises. (2) A person to whom subsection (3) applies commits an offence if he knowingly allows the consumption of alcohol on relevant premises by an individual aged under 18. (3) This subsection applies— (a) to a person who works at the premises in a capacity, whether paid or unpaid, which authorises him to prevent the consumption, and (b) where the alcohol was supplied by a club to or to the order of a member of the club, to any member or officer of the club who is present at the premises at the time of the consumption in a capacity which enables him to prevent it. (4) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply where— (a) the individual is aged 16 or 17, (b) the alcohol is beer, wine or cider, © its consumption is at a table meal on relevant premises, and (d) the individual is accompanied at the meal by an individual aged 18 or over. (5) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction— (a) in the case of an offence under subsection (1), to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale, and (b) in the case of an offence under subsection (2), to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. So basically a few offences for you both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 Someone needs a hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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