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The following table shows age restricted items along with the relevant legislation, and applicable punishments. It is an offence to supply any of the following products to persons who have not attained the specified age.

Product	Age Limit	Legislation	Maximum Penalty
Alcohol	18	Licensing Act 2003	£5,000 and loss of licence
Tobacco Products (Including cigarettes, cigarette papers, etc.)	18	Children and Young Persons (Protection From Tobacco) Act 1991 ; Children and Young Persons Act 1933 ; s143 Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008	£2,500 £20,000
Fireworks	18	Fireworks (Safety) Regulations 1997	£5,000 and up to 6 months imprisonment
Offensive Weapons (Knives, knife blade, axe, any other article which has a blade or is sharply pointed and which is made or adapted for use for causing injury to a person)	18	Offensive Weapons Act 1996	£5,000 and up to 6 months imprisonment
Lottery Tickets / Scratch Cards	16	National Lottery, etc. Act 1993 ; National Lottery Regulations 1994	£5,000 and up to 2 years imprisonment
Volatile Substances / Solvents (when it is believed that they are likely to be inhaled or are for the purposes of being intoxicated)	18	Intoxicating Substances (Supply) Act 1985	£5,000 and up to 6 months imprisonment
Lighter Refills Containing Butane	18	Cigarette Lighter Refill (Safety) Regulations 1999	£5,000 and up to 6 months imprisonment
Video Recordings(Incl. Computer Games)	12,15,18	Video Recordings Act 1984	£5,000 and up to 6 months imprisonment