Legal drinking age
John
I have discovered that in the UK, a 16 or 17 year old can buy alcohol
if it is with a sit-down meal, in a proper sit-down restaurant, not in
a bar. The information was confirmed by a UK government site. Is there
an exemption like that in Ireland?
Ben Rum
"John" <areyou...@me.com> wrote in message
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I really didn't believe that until I saw it for myself....
<http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/en2003/03en17-e.htm>
<http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/kccrights/at_what_age/age_16.asp>
<http://www.homehealthtests.co.uk/medical/alcohol.htm>
Calum Benson
> I know that under 18s are not allowed to drink, in general. But today
> I have discovered that in the UK, a 16 or 17 year old can buy alcohol
> if it is with a sit-down meal, in a proper sit-down restaurant, not in
> a bar.
They can drink it there, but IIRC the alcohol still has to be bought by
an accompanying adult.
Cheeri,
Calum.
John
wrote:
>They can drink it there, but IIRC the alcohol still has to be bought by
>an accompanying adult.
The government site I read said nothing about an accompanying adult. I
beleive 3 links were posted by someone else in this thread. I didn't
follow them up, but I think one of them is the one I read earlier.
Calum Benson
> The government site I read said nothing about an accompanying adult. I
> beleive 3 links were posted by someone else in this thread. I didn't
> follow them up, but I think one of them is the one I read earlier.
http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/en2003/03en17-e.htm
Section 237:
"Subsection (5) provides that this offence will not be committed if a
person aged 18 or over buys beer, wine or cider for a person aged 16 or
17 to consume with a table meal on relevant premises (see the
definitions in section 159), in circumstances where the 16 or 17 year
old is accompanied by an adult."
Section 238:
"Subsection (4) provides that the offences in this section will not be
committed where a 16 or 17-year-old consumes beer, wine or cider with a
table meal (see the definition in section 159) in circumstances where he
is accompanied by an adult."
Cheeri,
Calum.