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Licensing Act 2003, Section 137 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

137Exposing alcohol for unauthorised saleE+W

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(1)A person commits an offence if, on any premises, he exposes for sale by retail any alcohol in circumstances where the sale by retail of that alcohol on those premises would be an unauthorised licensable activity.

(2)For that purpose a licensable activity is unauthorised unless it is under and in accordance with an authorisation.

(3)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to [F1a fine], or to both.

(4)The court by which a person is convicted of an offence under this section may order the alcohol in question, and any container for it, to be forfeited and either destroyed or dealt with in such other manner as the court may order.

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