Part 8Offences

Offences relating to children and young people

107Unsupervised sale of alcohol by a child or young person

(1)

Any responsible person who F1... allows alcohol to be sold, supplied or served by a child or young person on any relevant premises commits an offence.

(2)

Subsection (1) does not apply to—

(a)

any sale by a child or young person of alcohol for consumption off the premises, or

(b)

any supply or service by a child or young person of alcohol for consumption on the premises along with a meal supplied on relevant premises,

if the condition in subsection (3) is satisfied.

(3)

That condition is that the sale, supply or service is specifically authorised by—

(a)

a responsible person, or

(b)

any other person of or over 18 years of age who is authorised by a responsible person for the purposes of this section.

(4)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale.