Editing Straw purchase (section)

===Alcohol===
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Straw purchases of alcohol are illegal in most jurisdictions when a person under the legal [[drinking age]] requests that a person above the legal age purchase alcohol for the underage person, and the straw purchaser knows or might reasonably assume based on the circumstances that the person is under the legal age.

In [[England and Wales]], buying alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 is a [[summary offence]] under section 149 of the [[Licensing Act 2003]], punishable by an unlimited fine (level 5 on the [[Standard scale#England and Wales|standard scale]]). There is an exception for beer, wine or cider served to a 16 or 17 year old with a meal at a table.<ref>{{cite legislation UK |type=act |year=2003 |chapter=17 |section=149 |act=Licensing Act 2003}}</ref>