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Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012

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398: Regulations regulating sale of alcohol containing less than 15% ethanol (other than beer, mead, and wine)

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“Rules for buying strong drinks with less than 15% alcohol, except beer, mead, and wine”

When you buy alcohol that is not beer, mead, or wine, and it has less than 15% ethanol, there are rules that apply. These rules are about how you can buy this type of alcohol in places that have a licence to sell it. The rules can say how this alcohol is sold, or they can say it is not allowed to be sold.

The rules can apply to all alcohol like this, or just to some types. You can describe the type of alcohol by how much is in the bottle, how much ethanol is in it, or how much ethanol you are actually getting. For example, the rules can say how much alcohol can be in a bottle, or how strong it can be.

These rules can apply to all places that sell alcohol, or just to some of them. The government can make regulations under section 397 to control the sale of this type of alcohol. This means the rules can be different depending on where you are buying the alcohol and what type of alcohol it is.

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Part 3 Licensing trusts, community trusts, and other matters
Other matters: Regulations

398Regulations regulating sale of alcohol containing less than 15% ethanol (other than beer, mead, and wine)

  1. This subsection applies to alcohol that—

  2. is not alcohol of one of the following kinds:
    1. beer:
      1. fruit or vegetable wine:
        1. grape wine:
          1. mead; and
          2. contains less than 15% ethanol by volume measured at 20°C.

            1. Regulations made under section 397 may regulate or prohibit the sale on licensed premises of alcohol to which subsection (1) applies.

            2. The regulations may apply to all alcohol to which subsection (1) applies, or alcohol of that kind of a stated description.

            3. The description may be stated by reference to any or all of the following characteristics:

            4. the volume of the vessel in which the alcohol is sold:
              1. the proportion by volume (at 20°C) of ethanol in the alcohol:
                1. the amount by volume (at 20°C) of ethanol in the alcohol.

                  1. The regulations may apply to all licensed premises, or premises for which a licence of a stated description is held.