(1)A person shall be guilty of an offence if he knowingly sends a person under eighteen for the purpose of obtaining intoxicating liquor sold or to be sold in licensed premises for consumption off the premises.
(2)Subsection (1) of this section applies regardless of whether the liquor is to be obtained from the licensed premises or from other premises from which it is delivered in pursuance of the sale.
(3)Subsection (1) of this section does not apply where the person under eighteen works in the licensed premises where the sale has been or is to be made, in a capacity, whether paid or unpaid, which includes the delivery of intoxicating liquor.
[F2(4)Subsection (1) of this section does not apply where the person under eighteen is sent by—
(a)a constable, or
(b)an inspector of weights and measures appointed under section 72(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72),
who is acting in the course of his duty.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 169A-169H substituted (23.1.2001) for s. 169 by 2000 c. 30, ss. 1, 3(2)
F2S. 169G(4) inserted (1.12.2001) by 2001 c. 16, s. 31(2); S.I. 2001/3736, art. 2