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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Offences and closure of premises - Powers of entry on licensed premises

268: Power to seize samples of alcohol

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“Police can take alcohol samples from licensed places if they think the law is being broken”

If you are a constable or inspector, you can enter licensed premises to check if the law is being followed, as stated in section 267. When you are on these premises, you can take a sample of a liquid if you think it might be alcohol and someone has broken or is breaking the law. You can take this sample to test it, but only if you have a good reason to think it is alcohol and someone is committing an offence against the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act.

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Part 2 Sale and supply of alcohol generally
Offences and closure of premises: Powers of entry on licensed premises

268Power to seize samples of alcohol

  1. This section applies where a constable or inspector has entered and is conducting an inspection of any licensed premises under section 267.

  2. If a constable or an inspector has reasonable cause to suspect that any person on the premises has committed, is committing, or is attempting to commit any offence against this Act, he or she may seize, without warrant, for the purpose of analysis, any liquid (including the container holding the liquid) in the possession of that person that is suspected of being alcohol.

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