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Summary of Legal Age Restrictions on Purchases by Children and Young Adults
| Product | Only To Be Sold To | Maximum Penalty For Retailer Breaking Law |
Tobacco products (including cigarettes, cigars, rolling tobacco, pipe tobacco) |
16 and over |
£2500 |
Alcohol (including beers, spirits, alcopops, cider) |
18 and over |
£1,000 & forfeit of licence |
Offensive weapons (including knives, axes, razor blades) |
16 and over |
£5000 plus up to 6 months imprisonment |
Videos, DVDS, video and computer games |
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12 and over |
£5000 plus up to 6 months imprisonment |
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15 and over |
£5000 plus up to 6 months imprisonment |
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18 and over |
£5000 plus up to 6 months imprisonment |
Fireworks |
18 and over |
£5000 plus up to 6 months imprisonment |
Volatile substances/solvents* |
18 and over |
£5000 plus up to 6 months imprisonment |
Lighter refills containing butane |
18 and over |
£5000 plus up to 6 months imprisonment |
Lottery tickets/Instant Win Cards |
16 and over |
£5000 plus up to 2 years imprisonment |
*An offence is committed if volatile substances or solvent based products are sold and it is believed that they are for a person under the age of 18 and that they are likely to be inhaled for the purposes of becoming intoxicated. This offence applies even when it is known that another person is buying the product for the person under the age of 18.
Special attention should be paid to young persons -
- buying volatile substances and nothing else;
- buying plastic bags at the same time as volatile substances;
- displaying signs similar to drunkenness;
- with spots and sores around mouth and nose
However, solvents may be sold to persons under 18 for their normal intended use.
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