# Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, Section 5: Exemption from Licensing Act offence.

Extent: E+W+S

A person liable to be charged with an offence under section 3A, 4, 5, 7 or 30 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (drink and drugs) is not liable to be charged under section 12 of the Licensing Act 1872 with the offence of being drunk while in charge, on a highway or other public place, of a carriage.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/53/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/road-traffic-offenders-act-1988/section-5
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