128 Seizure of liquor from minors S. 128 amended by No. 92/2004 s. 8 (ILA s. 39B(1)). (1) If a police officer, a protective services officer on S. 128(1) amended by duty at a designated place or a gambling and Nos 8/2009 liquor inspector reasonably believes that a person s. 18(3), 43/2011 s. 32, under the age of 18 years is in possession of liquor 58/2011 in contravention of this Act, the police officer, s. 104(Sch. item 4.189), protective services officer or inspector may seize 1/2013 s. 3(1), 37/2014 and tip out or take away the liquor or cause the s. 10(Sch. liquor to be seized and tipped out or taken away, item 96.14(a)). together with any vessel containing it. (2) A police officer, protective services officer on S. 128(2) inserted by duty at a designated place or gambling and liquor No. 92/2004 s. 8, inspector who seizes and tips out liquor under substituted by subsection (1) must do so as soon as is practicable No. 1/2013 s. 3(2), after seizure. amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 96.14(b)). (3) If liquor is seized and tipped out under S. 128(3) inserted by subsection (1), it is taken to have been forfeited to No. 1/2013 the Crown immediately before it is tipped out. s. 3(3). (4) If liquor is seized and taken away under S. 128(4) inserted by subsection (1) and the person from whom the No. 1/2013 liquor was seized is found guilty by a court of s. 3(3). possessing the liquor in contravention of this Act, the court may order that the liquor be forfeited to the Crown or be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. (5) No compensation is payable by the Crown in S. 128(5) inserted by respect of any liquor tipped out, forfeited, No. 1/2013 destroyed or otherwise disposed of under this s. 3(3). section.
S. 128 amended by No. 92/2004 s. 8 (ILA s. 39B(1)). 128 Seizure of liquor from minors S. 128(1) amended by Nos 8/2009 s. 18(3), 43/2011 s. 32, 58/2011 s. 104(Sch. item 4.189), 1/2013 s. 3(1), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 96.14(a)). (1) If a police officer, a protective services officer on duty at a designated place or a gambling and liquor inspector reasonably believes that a person under the age of 18 years is in possession of liquor in contravention of this Act, the police officer, protective services officer or inspector may seize and tip out or take away the liquor or cause the liquor to be seized and tipped out or taken away, together with any vessel containing it. S. 128(2) inserted by No. 92/2004 s. 8, substituted by No. 1/2013 s. 3(2), amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 96.14(b)). (2) A police officer, protective services officer on duty at a designated place or gambling and liquor inspector who seizes and tips out liquor under subsection (1) must do so as soon as is practicable after seizure. S. 128(3) inserted by No. 1/2013 s. 3(3). (3) If liquor is seized and tipped out under subsection (1), it is taken to have been forfeited to the Crown immediately before it is tipped out. S. 128(4) inserted by No. 1/2013 s. 3(3). (4) If liquor is seized and taken away under subsection (1) and the person from whom the liquor was seized is found guilty by a court of possessing the liquor in contravention of this Act, the court may order that the liquor be forfeited to the Crown or be destroyed or otherwise disposed of. S. 128(5) inserted by No. 1/2013 s. 3(3). (5) No compensation is payable by the Crown in respect of any liquor tipped out, forfeited, destroyed or otherwise disposed of under this section.