# Licensing Act 2003, Section 137: Exposing alcohol for unauthorised sale

Extent: E+W

(1) A person commits an offence if, on any premises, he exposes for sale by retail any alcohol in circumstances where the sale by retail of that alcohol on those premises would be an unauthorised licensable activity.
(2) For that purpose a licensable activity is unauthorised unless it is under and in accordance with an authorisation.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine, or to both.
(4) The court by which a person is convicted of an offence under this section may order the alcohol in question, and any container for it, to be forfeited and either destroyed or dealt with in such other manner as the court may order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/17/section/137 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003/section-137
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