Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979

70 General offences in connection with sale of spirits

(1) If any person hawks spirits or, save as permitted by the Customs and Excise Acts 1979 or some other Act, sells or exposes for sale any spirits otherwise than on premises in respect of which he holds an excise licence as a wholesaler of spirits or a justice's licence (or in Scotland, a Scottish licence) authorising him to sell spirits, the spirits shall be liable to forfeiture and he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of £100 and may be detained.

(2) If any person knowingly sells or delivers or causes to be sold or delivered any spirits in order that they may be unlawfully consumed or brought into home use, then, in addition to any other punishment he may have incurred, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of £100.

(3) If any person receives, buys or procures any spirits from a person not authorised to sell or deliver them, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of £100.

(4) If any spirits delivered in bottle from a warehouse for home use are sold by a wholesaler or retailer of spirits at a strength lower than that by reference to which the duty chargeable thereon was computed, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of £50.

(5) For the purposes of this section " Scottish licence" includes an off-licence in terms of Schedule 1 to the [1976 c. 66.] Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976.