54 Supervision of sales of liquor in off-sale premises by persons 18 or over.S
(1)After section 97 of the principal Act there shall be inserted the following section—
“97A Supervision of sales of liquor in off-sale premises.
A holder of a licence in respect of—
(a)any off-sale premises; or
(b)the off-sale part of any other premises,
or any employee or agent of his, who causes or permits a person under 18 to sell on these premises alcoholic liquor without that sale having been specifically approved by the licence holder or by a person of or over 18 acting on his behalf shall be guilty of an offence.”
(2)In section 71 of that Act (defence of due diligence), for the words “or 70” there shall be substituted the words “ , 70 or 97A ”.
(3)In Schedule 5 to that Act, after the entry relating to section 97(4) there shall be inserted—
| “Section 97A | Permitting person under 18 to sell alcohol without approval | Yes | Yes | level 3 on the standard scale.” |