What is the legality in the UK of a minor transporting alchohol?
<p>We are discussing in work a colleague who will be 18 in February, the work just gave alcohol to all Adult staff and so it was asked, could colleague A (who is 17) transport the alcohol he could have been given, home, to deliver to his parents?</p>

<p>A short google brings this interesting tidbit
It is only illegal for persons under the age of 18 to consume alcohol in a public place according to the Children and Young Persons Act 1933
Source(s): Legislation.gov.uk</p>

<p>but you know how unreliable people on the web can be with the actual law.</p>

<p>Though the act does not directly address the issue of donating alcohol, it is likely that under <a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/151" rel="nofollow noreferrer">section 151 of the Licensing Act 2003</a> it would be considered an offence to provide (free of charge) alcohol to a minor, considering the purpose of the provision.</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>(1)A person who works on relevant premises in any capacity, whether paid or
  unpaid, commits an offence if he knowingly delivers to an individual aged 
  under 18—</p>
  
  <p>(a)alcohol sold on the premises</p>
</blockquote>

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