Section 69 Alcohol on vehicle travelling to or from sporting event.
Scotland
Where a public service vehicle F1or railway passenger vehicle is being operated for the principal purpose of conveying passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event, then—
any person in possession of alcohol on the vehicle shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 60 days or a fine not exceeding F2level 3 on the standard scale or both;
if alcohol is being carried on the vehicle and the vehicle is on hire to a person, he shall, subject to section 71 of this Act, be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale; and
any person who is drunk on the vehicle shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F3level 2 on the standard scale.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words inserted as provided by Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985 (c. 57, SIF 39:2), s. 10(b)
- F2
Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), s. 289G
- F3
Words substituted by virtue of Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21), s. 289G
Notes on Part V
Textual amendments
- F1
Part V (ss. 68-77) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 4, 6 Sch. 5 (with Sch. 3 Pt. II paras. 16, 17)