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Davey Gaga

Davey Gaga

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http://epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=253
Age limit for off-sales alcohol purchases
[SIZE=-98] Raised by: Tom French on 20 June 2008 [/SIZE]
Petition by Tom French, on behalf of the Coalition Against Raising the Drinking Age in Scotland, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to drop its proposal to raise the age for off-sales alcohol purchases from 18 to 21.
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Btw, feel free to shift this to a more appropriate forum, if there is one.
 
Off-licence (sometimes known as off-sales) is a term used in the Commonwealth and Ireland for a shop licensed to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, as opposed to a bar or public house which is licensed for consumption at the point of sale (on-licence). The term also applies to the licence granted to the establishment itself.
Off-licences typically are specialist shops, convenience stores, parts of supermarkets, or attached to bars and pubs. Prices are usually substantially lower than in bars or pubs.
The name derives from one particular division of British licensing laws. Some public houses will also possess an off licence as part of their regular licence, allowing them to sell sealed alcoholic drinks (e.g., unopened bottles of wine) for consumption elsewhere.
Many restaurants refer to themselves as fully licensed when in fact they only have an on-licence, although this often will not be considered misleading to a typical customer especially in North America - a restaurant that lacks either a lounge with a self-serve bar (where underage persons will usually be barred from) or an attached retail section is not very well suited to handle off-licence sales. In this context, fully licenced simply means that the establishment is authorized to serve food and liquor.
In the United Kingdom, the "off licence" was often part of a device to circumvent restrictive trading laws, particularly those concerning Sunday trading. Depending on local ordinances, stores might be either required to close at noon once a week or else not be allowed to trade in the evening. Stores with an off licence made their hours similar to those of public houses, opening during lunch hours and from early evening to the mandatory closing time, usually 22:30 or 23:00. Changes in trading law altered the situation somewhat in 1994.
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It's not like it'll make much of a difference tbh, I'm sure people will still find a way to get drunk. If they really want to tackle the problem then they should start with the people who sell alcohol to underagers.

But I still think it's a good thing. :monster:
 
I don't live in Scotland but YE GAD! That's evil! *signs* Alcohol for everyone! *runs round giving bottles of beer and vodka to everyone*
 
Raising the age seems to just be a welcome mat for shady characters to sell alcohol to kids etc. Just be more vigilant about enforcing the drinking rules, stupidass governments! *shakes fist*

No, this won't affect me, but it's annoying to think about. :gasp:
 
I don't see the point in signing it. Chances are the rule won't be passed anyway. Authorities have tried and failed elsewhere on numerous occasions.

We have to look 25...
 
In most places, if we LOOK under 25 or 21, we're asked for ID but the actual age for being able to buy it is 18. They're just covering themselves.

Anywhere reliable doesn't sell to underagers anyway - it only seems to be silly wee street corner shops or whatever.

This law wouldn't affect pubs though
 
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