1A Alcohol on certain other vehicles.

1

This section applies to a motor vehicle which—

a

is not a public service vehicle but is adapted to carry more than 8 passengers, and

b

is being used for the principal purpose of carrying two or more passengers for the whole or part of a journey to or from a designated sporting event.

2

A person who knowingly causes or permits intoxicating liquor to be carried on a motor vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence—

a

if he is its driver, or

b

if he is not its driver but is its keeper, the servant or agent of its keeper, a person to whom it is made available (by hire, loan or otherwise) by its keeper or the keeper’s servant or agent, or the servant or agent of a person to whom it is so made available.

3

A person who has intoxicating liquor in his possession while on a motor vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence.

4

A person who is drunk on a motor vehicle to which this section applies is guilty of an offence.

5

In this section—

• “keeper”, in relation to a vehicle, means the person having the duty to take out a licence for it under section 1(1) of the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971,

• “motor vehicle” means a mechanically propelled vehicle intended or adapted for use on roads, and

• “public service vehicle” has the same meaning as in the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.