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The legal drinking age is regulated by the "Licensing Act 2003".
In stores, or generally in public: it is illegal for minors under the age of 18 to buy or consume alcoholic drinks. But in bars or restaurants: it is legal for 16 year old to consume beer, wine or cider with a meal if it is ordered by a person over the age of 18 (exeption: Scottland, where a person aged 16 is allready concidered as a adult). The sale of liquer chocolate or food products containing alcohol is illegal for a person under the age of 16. The law also regulates, that alcohol may not be given to a person under the age of 5 in a private home/residence.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 8y agoAt age 5:
A child can drink alcohol at home under the supervision of an adult.
At age 14:
A child can enter certain pubs, but cannot drink.
At age 16:
A child may drink wire, beer or cider with a meal at a restaurant.
At age 18:
An adult may purchase and consume alcohol.
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