Children in Licensed Premises - a resume'Under 5 Years
May not be given intoxicants except for medicinal reasons

Under 14 Years
May not be present in a bar of licensed premises during permitted hours, except:- a. children of the Licensee;

b. children passing through to another part of the premises by
the only convenient route;

c. where a Childrens Certificate is in force and when in the company of a person aged 18 years or over; or

d. in railway refreshment rooms or premises to which the holding of a License is ancillary (e.g. theatre foyer).

Aged 16 Years
May for their own consumption only, purchase and consume beer, porter, cider or perry, with a meal, in a room set aside exclusively for the service of such meals.

Under 18 Years
May not purchase or consume intoxicants in a bar of licensed premises.

If not in a "bar", then a person 5 years or over may consume intoxicants purchased by a person aged 18 years or over - for example in a restaurant or where resident.

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