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Originally Posted by denphone
l know what you mean Damien but it does irritate that a small minority always try to ruin things for the vast majority of normal well behaved people.
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I'm sorry Den but both you and Mr. K besides complaining about the minority appear to empower them to do exactly what you complain about.
The power is available to the police to crack down on this if only they used it more often.
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S.141 of Licensing Act makes it an offence to “knowingly” sell or attempt to sell alcohol to a person who is drunk. The bar person serving the customer is liable for a fixed fine of £80.00. It is also an offence to “knowingly” allow alcohol to be sold to a person who is drunk. In a pub both the barperson and licensee/designated premises supervisor could therefore be liable to a fine for each incident. If an outlet is found to be persistently serving intoxicated customers then this might result in a licence review.
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Allowing the minority to ruin it for the majority is an easy opt-out for the authorities and lessens the freedoms we are supposed to be able to enjoy.