To hold an event of this nature Linton Festival® is required by the licencing authorities, West Mercia Police and Health & Safety law to comply with the following policies.
CHALLENGE 21 POLICY
- It is against the law for an individual under the age of 18 years of age to purchase alcohol
- It is a criminal offence for any individual to purchase alcohol on behalf of someone who is under 18.
- It is a criminal offence to sell alcohol to persons under 18.
- Alcohol will only be sold to individuals who are able to produce appropriate identification proving that they are aged 18 or over.
- The only acceptable identification is a passport, photo driving licence, a card bearing the official PASS hologram or any other identification acceptable to the police.
- If a sale is made to a person under 18, the person buying, the cashier selling, the designated premises supervisor and the owner of the business commit an offence.
- Penalties for failure to comply with the above are as follows:
- The maximum penalty for persons committing any of these offences is a fine of £5000.
- The retailer’s licence to sell alcohol may be at risk.
- The Festival’s licence may be at risk.
