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Raising drink-buying age may be outwith Holyrood remit



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Published Date: 23 June 2008
By Charles Livingstone
SCOTTISH Government measures to tackle alcohol misuse, including raising the minimum age for off-licence sales to 21, are sure to be controversial.
They have already provoked debate among lawyers about possible breaches of competition law, but there may be a further problem which could prove insurmountable: the Scottish Government and Parliament may not have the authority to enact the proposals...



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1

Charles Linskaill,

Edinburgh 23/06/2008 02:08:13

Well I am Very Pleased to hear this News!

To Start With, raising the age to purchase Alcohol is a waste of Time!
Teens will always have the means to get their Drink!

Also you become an Adult in Law at 18years old in previous drink related and more, as in Voting!

The proposed Measures are a 'Breach in Human Rights'

I hope the Scottish Parliament are put in Place and shown, they cant Act as a Law unto themselves!
2

Guga II,

Rockall 23/06/2008 07:01:22
Kenny MacAskill needs to get his act together and enforce existing legislation. That way there would be no need to try and bring in peculiar laws relating to age and minimum prices etc.

One area that is within his competence though is to start punishing the parents of underage repeat offenders; not only for drinking, but for repeated violence and vandalism etc.
3

moon glorious 1874,

23/06/2008 11:22:53
why not try education? no just stop people drinking! what we need is an underground drinking culture suppin` homemade hooch!
psssst want to buy some?
4

Alternative (High-Octane) Fuel Head,

Edinburgh 23/06/2008 12:33:24
Thank christ for that. At least we have the Westminster government to protect us from the crazy, misguided schemes that the SNP would foist upon us.

Independence? Huh! I sincerely hope that never happens.

 

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