I11 Amendment of section 7 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933.

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Section 7 of the M1Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (sale of tobacco, etc. to persons under 16) shall be amended as follows.

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In subsection (1)—

a

the word “apparently” shall be omitted; and

b

for the words from “on summary conviction” onwards there shall be substituted “ on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale. ”

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After subsection (1) there shall be inserted—

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It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under subsection (1) above to prove that he took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence to avoid the commission of the offence.

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In subsection (2)—

a

for “is being extensively used by persons apparently” there shall be substituted “ has been used by any person ”; and

b

for the words from “to a fine” onwards there shall be substituted “ to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale. ”