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Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) Act 1997
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1 Confiscation of intoxicating liquor.E+W+N.I.
(1)Where a constable reasonably suspects that a person in a relevant place is in possession of intoxicating liquor and that either—
(a)he is under the age of 18; or
(b)he intends that any of the liquor should be consumed by a person under the age of 18 in that or any other relevant place; or
(c)a person under the age of 18 who is, or has recently been, with him has recently consumed intoxicating liquor in that or any other relevant place,
the constable may require him to surrender anything in his possession which is, or which the constable reasonably believes to be, intoxicating liquor and to state his name and address.
(2)A constable may dispose of anything surrendered to him under subsection (1) in such manner as he considers appropriate.
(3)A person who fails without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed on him under subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(4)A constable who imposes a requirement on a person under subsection (1) shall inform him of his suspicion and that failing without reasonable excuse to comply with a requirement imposed under that subsection is an offence.
(5)A constable may arrest without warrant a person who fails to comply with a requirement imposed on him under subsection (1).
(6)In subsection (1) “relevant place”, in relation to a person, means—
(a)any public place, other than licensed premises; or
(b)any place, other than a public place, to which the person has unlawfully gained access;
and for this purpose a place is a public place if at the material time the public or any section of the public has access to it, on payment or otherwise, as of right or by virtue of express or implied permission.
(7)In this section “intoxicating liquor” and “licensed premises”, in relation to England and Wales, have the same meanings as in the M1Licensing Act 1964 and, in relation to Northern Ireland, have the same meanings as in the M2Licensing (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.
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