Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018
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Prohibition on advertising in certain places | ||
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14. (1) A person shall not advertise, or cause the advertisement of, an alcohol product— | ||
(a) in a park or open space owned or maintained by a local authority or the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, | ||
(b) in or on a public service vehicle (within the meaning of the Road Traffic Act 1961 ), | ||
(c) in or on a train within the meaning of the Railway Safety Act 2005 , | ||
(d) in or on a light rail vehicle, | ||
(e) in or at a train or bus station, | ||
(f) at a designated stopping place at which passengers may board or alight from buses, | ||
(g) at a designated stopping place at which passengers may board or alight from light railway vehicles, | ||
(h) in or at a school, including the grounds of the school, or within 200 metres of the perimeter of the grounds, | ||
(i) in or at a place where an early years service is carried on or within 200 metres of the perimeter of a place where an early years service is carried on, or | ||
(j) in or at a playground owned or maintained by a local authority or within 200 metres of the perimeter of such playground. | ||
(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. | ||
(3) In this section— | ||
“advertise” means to advertise by— | ||
(a) the display of posters, billboards, hoardings, placards or other signage whether intended to be permanent or temporary, but does not include an advertisement on or attached to— | ||
(i) a licensed premises, or | ||
(ii) a premises where alcohol products are manufactured or sold by wholesale, | ||
or | ||
(b) the distribution free of charge, other than in a licensed premises or a premises where alcohol products are manufactured or sold by wholesale, of alcohol related merchandise; | ||
“early years service” means an early years service within the meaning of Part VIIA (inserted by section 92 of the Child and Family Agency Act 2013 ) of the Child Care Act 1991 , the address of the premises on which those services are provided which is contained in the register of prescribed early years services (within the meaning of section 58C of that Act); | ||
“light rail vehicle” means a light rail vehicle within the meaning of the Transport (Railway Infrastructure) Act 2001 ; | ||
“local authority” means a local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2001 ; | ||
“school” means a recognised school within the meaning of the Education Act 1998 . |