1 Offences in connection with alcohol on coaches and trains.
1
This section applies to a vehicle which—
a
is a public service vehicle or railway passenger vehicle, and
b
is being used for the principal purpose of carrying passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event.
2
A person who knowingly causes or permits F1alcohol to be carried on a vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence—
a
if the vehicle is a public service vehicle and he is the operator of the vehicle or the servant or agent of the operator, or
b
if the vehicle is a hired vehicle and he is the person to whom it is hired or the servant or agent of that person.
3
A person who has F1alcohol in his possession while on a vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence.
4
A person who is drunk on a vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence.
5
In this section “public service vehicle” and “operator” have the same meaning as in the M1Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.