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The legislation in Scotland regarding the sale of alcohol is different from the rest of the UK and England in particular. The Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010 has amended the core hours during which shops and supermarkets can sell alcohol. Scotland currently only allows the purchase of alcohol between the hours of 10:00 and 22:00.
The canton of Ticino has a cantonal law since 1989 that makes the purchase age limit for all alcohol beverages 18 years. [152] In 2006 the Spanish autonomous community Castile and León [153] raised its minimum purchase age from 16 to 18 years.
In Sweden, beer with a low alcohol content (called folköl, 2.25% to 3.5% alcohol by weight) can be sold in regular stores to anyone aged 18 or over, but beverages with a high alcohol content can only be sold by government-run vendors to people aged 20 or older, or by licensed facilities such as restaurants and bars, where the age limit is 18 ...
Consumption rates for alcohol in the United Kingdom are high along the general trend of OECD nations. However the disparity between general consumers and people who consume alcohol more than the regular is stark, around 4.4% of drinkers in the entire UK drink around 1/3rd of all alcohol consumed in the country in 2018. [12]
National Health Service guidelines recommend consuming no more than 14 units of alcohol per week. ... recommends adults limit alcohol consumption to a maximum of two standard drinks per day and ...
In May 2007, it was reported that Asda stores in Scotland were operating a Challenge 25 scheme, whereby anyone who appeared to be below the age of 25, seven years above the age required to buy alcohol in the UK, could be asked to provide a form of ID such as a passport, driving licence or PASS-accredited proof of age card. [4]
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Age restrictions are laws, rules or recommendations which detail the given age a person must be in order to access something. Age limits often apply to minors , people under the age of majority , or older adults .