Part 7

Offences

Children and alcohol

Delivering alcohol to children
151
1
A person who works on relevant premises in any capacity, whether paid or unpaid, commits an offence if he knowingly delivers to an individual aged under 18—
a
alcohol sold on the premises, or
b
alcohol supplied on the premises by or on behalf of a club to or to the order of a member of the club.
2
A person to whom subsection (3) applies commits an offence if he knowingly allows anybody else to deliver to an individual aged under 18 alcohol sold on relevant premises.
3
This subsection applies to a person who works on the premises in a capacity, whether paid or unpaid, which authorises him to prevent the delivery of the alcohol.
4
A person to whom subsection (5) applies commits an offence if he knowingly allows anybody else to deliver to an individual aged under 18 alcohol supplied on relevant premises by or on behalf of a club to or to the order of a member of the club.
5
This subsection applies—
a
to a person who works on the premises in a capacity, whether paid or unpaid, which authorises him to prevent the supply, and
b
to any member or officer of the club who at the time of the supply in question is present on the premises in a capacity which enables him to prevent the supply.
6
Subsections (1), (2) and (4) do not apply where—
a
the alcohol is delivered at a place where the buyer or, as the case may be, person supplied lives or works, or
b
the individual aged under 18 works on the relevant premises in a capacity, whether paid or unpaid, which involves the delivery of alcohol, or
c
the alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on the relevant premises.
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.