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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—

(a)

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;

(b)

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

(c)

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Part V (ss. 68-77) repealed (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 40, ss. 4, 6 Sch. 5 (with Sch. 3 Pt.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)