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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

Sale and supply of alcohol generally - Offences and closure of premises - Matters of evidence

273: Matters of proof relating to content of alcohol

You could also call this:

"Proving how much alcohol is in a drink in court"

When you are in court for something to do with alcohol, the person accusing you does not have to prove the alcohol has a certain amount of ethanol in it. This is unless you tell them in writing, at least 20 working days before the court date, that you want to question this. You do this by serving a written notice to the prosecution, which is the person or team accusing you, as seen in similar legislation such as s 179.

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273Matters of proof relating to content of alcohol

  1. In any proceedings for an offence against any of the provisions of this Act in relation to any alcohol, it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that the substance concerned contains 1.15% or more ethanol by volume unless at least 20 working days before the hearing the defendant puts the question in issue by written notice to that effect served on the prosecution.

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