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Scotland - Consultation on Proposals to Amend Proof of Age Regulations

This new consultation considers amendments to the list of acceptable documents for the sale of alcohol, tobacco and the use, hire and sale of sunbeds to persons under 18 years of age.

At present, the documents which can be used as proof of age are a passport an EU photocard driving licence and for alcohol a photographic identity card approved by the British Retail Consortium for the purposes of its Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS Card); and for tobacco and sunbeds a photographic identity card bearing the national Proof of Age Standards Scheme hologram.

The documents which are being proposed to be added to the list are:

• a Ministry of Defence Form 90 (Defence Identity Card); and,
• a national identity card issued by an EU member state, Norway, Iceland,Liechtenstein or Switzerland.

Albeit not included in the draft Regulations, the Consultation also proposes adding the Biometric Residents Permit (BRP) to the list of acceptable documents.

The consultation which expires on 11 May 2012 can be found here.