Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018
Jurisdiction | Wales |
Citation | 2018 anaw 5 |
M is whatever price is specified in regulations as being the minimum unit price for the purposes of this Act, expressed in pounds sterling,S is the percentage strength of the alcohol, expressed as a cardinal number,V is the volume of the alcohol, expressed in litres.(2) Where but for this subsection the applicable minimum price for alcohol would not be a whole number of pennies, it is to be rounded to the nearest whole penny (taking half a penny as being nearest to the next whole penny above) .in the case of a bottle of wine, S (percentage strength of the wine) is 12.5%, and V (volume of the wine) is 75 centilitres;taking M (specified minimum unit price) to be £0.50, the applicable minimum price for the wine would be calculated as £0.50 × 12.5 × 0.75 = £4.69.to supply alcohol from qualifying premises in Wales, orto authorise the supply of alcohol from qualifying premises in Wales,(2) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show that the person took reasonable steps and exercised due diligence to avoid committing it.(3) If a person charged with an offence under this section relies on the defence in subsection (2) , and evidence is adduced that is sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that defence, the court must assume that the defence is satisfied unless the prosecution proves beyond reasonable doubt that it is not.(4) It is immaterial for the purposes of subsection (1) (b) whether the authorisation takes place in Wales or elsewhere.(5) For the purposes of this section and section 6, “selling price”, in relation to alcohol, means its price including VAT and all other taxes.(6) In Schedule 4 (personal licence: relevant offences) to the 2003 Act, after paragraph 2 insert —
- (2A) An offence under the Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) (Wales) Act 2018.
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