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Alcohol licensing laws of the United Kingdom — Wikipedia (en)

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The alcohol licensing laws of the United Kingdom regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol, with separate legislation for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland being passed, as necessary, by the UK Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament respectively. Throughout the United Kingdom, the sale of alcohol is restricted—pubs, restaurants, shops and other premises must be licensed by the local authority. In England, Wales and Scotland, the authority to sell alcohol is divided into two parts—the Premises Licence, which prescribes the times and conditions under which alcohol may be sold, and a Personal Licence, which allows individuals to sell alcohol or authorise its sale by others. Every Premises Licence that authorises the sale of alcohol must also name a Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS), or Designated Premises Manager (DPM) in Scotland, who must hold a valid Personal Licence—otherwise alcohol may not be sold on those premises. The DPS has day-to-day responsibility for the sale of alcohol on licensed premises. Premises Licences, insofar as they concern the sale of alcohol, can be categorised to include on-licences (allowing consumption of alcohol on the premises) and off-licences. However, these distinctions are not explicitly made in the Licensing Act 2003 and the position in Scotland and Northern Ireland is more complex. Many on-licensed premises also permit off-sales. The minimum age at which people are legally allowed to purchase alcohol is 18. Adults purchasing alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 in a pub or from an off-licence are potentially liable to prosecution alongside the vendor. However, legislation does allow for the consumption of alcohol by those under 18 in the following circumstances: The individual is aged 5 or older and is at home or on other private premises—except in Scotland, where there is no longer a minimum age for alcohol consumption. The individual is aged 16 or 17 and the alcohol, which may be beer, wine or cider only, is consumed with a table meal. The person making the purchase must be at least 18 years old. Before 2003, children aged 5 and over were legally allowed to drink alcohol in a beer garden, but not in the bar area of licensed premises, as long as the drink had been bought by an adult. The Licensing Act 2003 thoroughly revised and consolidated into one act all the many separate legislative provisions that previously covered licensed premises in England and Wales. The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 brought the same reforms to Scotland. The same reforms have been proposed for Northern Ireland but have not been enacted; sale of alcohol there remains more strictly regulated than in Great Britain.

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