Part 7

Offences

Children and alcohol

Sending a child to obtain alcohol
152
1
A person commits an offence if he knowingly sends an individual aged under 18 to obtain—
a
alcohol sold or to be sold on relevant premises for consumption off the premises, or
b
alcohol supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of a club to or to the order of a member of the club for such consumption.
2
For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether the individual aged under 18 is sent to obtain the alcohol from the relevant premises or from other premises from which it is delivered in pursuance of the sale or supply.
3
Subsection (1) does not apply where the individual aged under 18 works on the relevant premises in a capacity, whether paid or unpaid, which involves the delivery of alcohol.
4
Subsection (1) also does not apply where the individual aged under 18 is sent by—
a
a constable, or
b
a weights and measures inspector,
who is acting in the course of his duty.
5
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.