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Public Health( Minimum Price for Alcohol)( Wales) Enactments 2018
2018 anaw 5
An Act of the National Assembly for Wales to make provision about the minimal price for which alcohol is to be supplied in Wales by certain persons; and for connected purposes.
9 August 2018)
Having been passed by the National Assembly for Wales and having entered the assent of Her Majesty, it’s legislated as follows
1. Minimum price for alcohol
1) The applicable minimal price for alcohol is to be calculated, for the purposes of section 2 of this Act, by applying the formula M × S × V, where —
( a) M is whatever price is specified in regulations as being the minimal unit price for the purposes of this Act, expressed in pounds sterling,
( b) S is the chance strength of the alcohol, expressed as a cardinal number,
( c) V is the volume of the alcohol, expressed in litres.
2) Where but for this subsection the applicable minimal price for alcohol would not be a whole number of pennies, it’s to be rounded to the nearest whole penny( taking half a penny as being nearest to the coming whole penny over).
3) For illustration —
a) in the case of a bottle of wine, S( chance strength of the wine) is12.5, and V( volume of the wine) is 75 centilitres;
( b) taking M( specified minimal unit price) to be£0.50, the applicable minimal price for the wine would be calculated as£0.50 ×12.5 ×0.75 = £4.69.
PROSPECTIVE
Offences
2. Offences
1) It’s an offence for a person who’s an alcohol retailer —
a) to supply alcohol from qualifying demesne in Wales, or
( b) to authorise the force of alcohol from qualifying demesne in Wales,
at a selling price below the applicable minimal price for the alcohol.
2) It’s a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to show that the person took reasonable way and exercised due industriousness to avoid committing it.
3) If a person charged with an offence under this section relies on the defence in subsection( 2), and substantiation is cited that’s sufficient to raise an issue with respect to that defence, the court must assume that the defence is satisfied unless the execution proves beyond reasonable mistrustfulness that it’s not.
4) It’s immaterial for the purposes of subsection( 1)( b) whether the authorisation takes place in Wales or away.
5) For the purposes of this section and section 6, “ dealing price ”, in relation to alcohol, means its price including Handbasket and all other levies.
6) In Schedule 4( particular licence applicable offences) to the 2003 Act, after paragraph 2 insert —
“ 2AAn offence under the Public Health( Minimum Price for Alcohol)( Wales) Act 2018. ”
PROSPECTIVE
Interpretation of core terms
3. Meaning of “ force of alcohol ” and “ qualifying demesne ”
1) In this Act, the force of alcohol means —
( a) the trade by retail of alcohol to a person in Wales, or
( b) the force of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to a member of the club who’s in Wales, or to a person in Wales to the order of a member of the club,
and related expressions are to be demonstrated consequently.
2) Demesne are qualifying demesne for the purposes of this Act if —
a) a demesne licence granted under Part 3 of the 2003 Act authorises the demesne to be used for the force of alcohol,
( b) a club demesne instrument granted under Part 4 of the 2003 Act certifies that the demesne may be used for the force of alcohol, or
( c) the force of alcohol on or from the demesne is a permitted temporary exertion for the purposes of Part 5 of the 2003 Act.
4. Meaning of “ alcohol retailer ”
1) In relation to the force of alcohol from demesne that are qualifying demesne by virtue of section 3( 2)( a), each of the following is to be treated as an alcohol retailer for the purposes of this Act —
( a) an individual to whom a particular licence has been granted under Part 6 of the 2003 Act that authorises the individual to supply alcohol, or to authorise the force of alcohol, in agreement with the demesne certify concerned;
( b) the existent who’s the designated demesne administrator for the purposes of the 2003 Act.
2) In relation to the force of alcohol from demesne that are qualifying demesne by virtue of section 3( 2)( b), the person who’s the holder of the club demesne instrument concerned is to be treated as an alcohol retailer for the purposes of this Act.
3) In relation to the force of alcohol from demesne that are qualifying demesne by virtue of section 3( 2)( c), the existent who’s the demesne stoner for the purposes of Part 5 of the 2003 Act is to be treated as an alcohol retailer for the purposes of this Act.
5. Special offersmulti-buys of alcohol
1) Where alcohol is supplied in amulti-buy alcohol sale, the applicable minimal price is to be calculated by reference to all of the alcohol included in the sale.
2) Alcohol is supplied in amulti-buy alcohol sale if —
a) it is supplied free of charge by reference to the force of other alcohol, or
( b) other alcohol is supplied free of charge by reference to it,
and, in either case, both the free alcohol and the alcohol by reference to which the free alcohol is supplied are to be treated as being included in the same sale.
3) Alcohol is also supplied in amulti-buy alcohol sale if —
( a) it is supplied at a price fixed by reference to the force of other alcohol, or
( b) other alcohol is supplied at a price fixed by reference to it,
and, in either case, both the fixed price alcohol and the alcohol by reference to which the fixed price alcohol is supplied are to be treated as being included in the same sale.
4) Alcohol is also supplied in amulti-buy alcohol sale if it’s supplied, together with other alcohol, for a fixed price, in which case all of the alcohol supplied for that price is to be treated as being included in the same sale.
5) But alcohol isn’t to be treated as being supplied in amulti-buy alcohol sale if anything except alcohol is supplied in the sale.
6) For illustration —
a) in a special offer, 4 barrels of lager and 4 barrels of cider are supplied together for a fixed price S( chance strength) is 4 in relation to the lager, and 6 in relation to the cider, while V( volume) is 440 ml in each case;
( b) taking M( specified minimal unit price) to be£0.50, the applicable minimal price for the sale is£8.80, that sum being the total of the following computations —
0.50 × 4 ×1.76 = £3.52( the minimal price of the lager), and
0.50 × 6 ×1.76 = £5.28( the minimal price of the cider).
6. Special offers force of alcohol with goods and services
1) Where alcohol is supplied together with goods other than alcohol, or with services, for a single price, subsection( 2) applies.
2) The alcohol is to be treated as being supplied at that single price for the purpose of determining whether the selling price of the alcohol is below the applicable minimal price.
3) For illustration —
a) in a special offer, the barrels of lager and cider mentioned in the illustration given in section 5( 6) are supplied with a pizza for a single price;
( b) taking M( specified minimal unit price) to be£0.50, the selling price of the alcohol is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as being the total price of the barrels and the pizza, and that price mustn’t be lower than£8.80, being the applicable minimal price for the lager and cider.
4) Where alcohol is supplied for a price fixed by reference to the force of goods other than alcohol, or of services( a “ special price ”), subsection( 5) applies for the purpose of determining whether the selling price of the alcohol is below the applicable minimal price.
5) The alcohol is to be treated as being supplied at a price equal to the total of the special price and the price( if any) for which the other goods and services are supplied.
6) For illustration —
a) in a special offer, the barrels of lager and cider mentioned in the illustration given in section 5( 6) are supplied for a special price if a pizza is bought for£5.00;
b) taking M( specified minimal unit price) to be£0.50, the selling price of the alcohol is to be treated for the purposes of this Act as being the total of the price of the pizza and the special price, and that special price mustn’t be lower than£3.80, being the applicable minimal price for the barrels of lager and cider( which is£8.80) lower the price for the pizza( which is£5.00).
7. Special offers supplementary
1) Subsection( 2) applies where some of the alcohol supplied in amulti-buy alcohol sale, or for a single price or special price, is of a different strength from other alcohol supplied in the sale or for that price.
2) The applicable minimal price for the alcohol supplied in the sale or for that price is to be calculated by adding the applicable minimal price for each strength of alcohol supplied in the sale or for the price.
3) References in section 6 to alcohol being supplied together with other goods and services include references to deals where alcohol is handed together with other goods and services, and —
( a) the other goods or services are supplied at a price, but
( b) the alcohol is described as being supplied free of charge.
PROSPECTIVE
Penalties
8. Penalties
A person shamefaced of an offence under section 2 is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding position 3 on the standard scale.
9. Fixed penalties
1) Where an authorised officer of a original authority has reason to believe that a person has committed an offence under section 2 in the original authority’s area, the officer may give that person a fixed penalty notice in respect of that offence.
2) A fixed penalty notice is a notice offering a person the occasion to discharge any liability to conviction for the offence by paying a fixed penalty.
3) In the case of an offence that an authorised officer has reason to believe has been committed by a cooperation, the reference in subsection( 1) to the person to whom a fixed penalty notice may be given is to be treated as a reference to the cooperation.
4) In the case of an offence that an authorised officer has reason to believe has been committed by an unincorporated association other than a cooperation, the reference in subsection( 1) to the person to whom a fixed penalty notice may be given is to be treated as a reference to the association.
5) For farther provision about fixed penalties, see Schedule 1.
6) For the meaning of “ authorised officer ”, see section 11.
PROSPECTIVE
Enforcement
10. Enforcement action by original authorities
1) A original authority may —
a) bring executions in respect of offences in its area under this Act;
b) probe complaints in respect of contended offences in its area under this Act;
c) take any other way with a view to reducing the prevalence in its area of offences under this Act.
2) A original authority must —
a) consider, at least formerly in every period of twelve months, the extent to which it’s applicable for the authority to carry out in its area a programme of enforcement action in relation to this Act, and
( b) to the extent that it considers it applicable to do so, carry out such a programme.
3) In complying with subsection( 2), an authority must in particular have regard to the following objects —
( a) perfecting public health;
b) guarding children from detriment.
4) For the purposes of subsection( 2), a programme of enforcement action in relation to this Act is a programme involving the taking of all or any of the way appertained to in subsection( 1).
11. Authorised officers
References in this Act to an authorised officer of a original authority are to any person authorised by the authority for the purposes of this Act.
12. Power to make test purchases
An authorised officer of a original authority may make similar purchases and arrangements, and secure the provision of similar services, as the officer considers necessary for the purpose of the exercise of the original authority’s functions under or by virtue of this Act.
13. Powers of entry
1) An authorised officer of a original authority may enter demesne in Wales at any reasonable time if the officer —
a) has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence under section 2 has been committed in the area of the original authority, and
( b) considers it necessary to enter the demesne for the purpose of catching on whether such an offence has been committed.
2) But this doesn’t apply in relation to demesne used wholly or substantially as a lodging.
3) An authorised officer may not enter demesne by force under this section.
4) An authorised officer must, if asked to do so, before entering demesne under this section show substantiation of the authorisation appertained to in section 11.
14. Warrant to enter a dwelling
1) A justice of the peace may exercise the power in subsection( 2) in relation to demesne in Wales used wholly or substantially as a lodging if satisfied on sworn information in writing —
a) that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an offence under section 2 has been committed in the area of a original authority, and
( b) that it’s necessary to enter the demesne for the purpose of catching on whether such an offence has been committed.
2) The justice may issue a leave authorising an authorised officer of the original authority to enter the demesne, if need be by force.
3) The leave continues in force until the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date it was issued.
15. Warrant to enter other demesne
1) A justice of the peace may exercise the power in subsection( 2) in relation to demesne in Wales other than demesne used wholly or substantially as a lodging if satisfied on sworn information in writing —
a) that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an offence under section 2 has been committed in the area of a original authority,
( b) that it’s necessary to enter the demesne for the purpose of catching on whether such an offence has been committed, and
( c) that a demand set out in subsection( 3) or( 4) is met.
2) The justice may issue a leave authorising an authorised officer to enter the demesne, if need be by force.
3) The demand is that —
a) a request to enter the demesne has been, or is likely to be, refused, and
( b) notice of intention to apply for a leave under this section has been given to the occupier or a person who nicely appears to the original authority to be concerned in the operation of the demesne.
4) The demand is that requesting to enter the demesne, or the paying of notice of intention to apply for a leave under this section, is likely to master the purpose of the entry.
5) The leave continues in force until the end of the period of 28 days beginning with the date on which it was issued.
16. Supplementary provision about powers of entry
1) An authorised officer of a original authority entering demesne under section 13, or by virtue of a leave issued under section 14 or 15, may take similar other persons and similar outfit as the officer considers applicable.
2) If the occupier of demesne an authorised officer is authorised to enter by a leave under section 14 or 15 is present at the time the authorised officer seeks to execute the leave, the officer must —
( a) inform the occupier of the officer’s name;
b) produce talkie substantiation to the occupier of the officer’s authorisation;
c) force a dupe of the leave to the occupier.
3) If demesne that an authorised officer is authorised to enter by a leave under section 14 or 15 are unoccupied, or if the occupier is temporarily absent, also on leaving the demesne the officer must leave them as effectively secured against unauthorised entry as when the officer set up them.
17. Powers of examination,etc.
1) An authorised officer of a original authority entering demesne under section 13, or by virtue of a leave issued under section 14 or 15, may do any of the following if the officer considers it necessary for the purpose of catching on whether an offence under section 2 has been committed —
( a) carry out examinations and examinations on the demesne;
b) bear the product of anything on the demesne, check it, and take and retain samples of or excerpts from it;
( c) take possession of anything on the demesne, and retain it for as long as the officer considers necessary for that purpose;
( d) bear any person to give information, or go installations and backing with respect to matters within the person’s control.
2) If the authorised officer considers it necessary for the purpose of catching on whether an offence under section 2 has been committed, the officer may arrange for anything produced under subsection( 1)( b), or of which the officer has taken possession under subsection( 1)( c), to be analysed.
3) If by virtue of subsection( 1)( c) an authorised officer takes possession of anything, the officer must leave on the demesne from which it was taken a statement —
( a) giving particulars of what has been taken and stating that the officer has taken possession of it, and
( b) relating the person to whom a request for the return of the property may be made.
4) The powers conferred by this section include the power —
a) to copy documents set up on the demesne;
b) to put conditions as to how documents are handed( which may include conditions to give comprehendible clones of documents set up on the demesne that are stored electronically).
5) For this purpose, “ documents ” includes information recorded in any form; and references to documents set up on the demesne include —
( a) documents stored on computers or other electronic bias on the demesne, and
( b) documents stored away that can be penetrated by computers or other electronic bias on the demesne.
6) A person isn’t needed by this section to answer any question or produce any document which the person would be entitled to refuse to answer or produce in or for the purposes of proceedings in a court in England and Wales.
18. Obstructionetc. of officers
1) A person who designedly obstructs an authorised officer of a original authority exercising functions under sections 13 to 17 commits an offence.
( 2) Any person who without reasonable cause fails —
a) to give an authorised officer with installations that the authorised officer nicely requires for the purpose of a demand under section 17( 1), or
( b) to misbehave with a demand under section 17( 1)( b) or( d),
commits an offence.
3) A person shamefaced of an offence under this section is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding position 3 on the standard scale.
4) This section is subject to section 17( 6).
19. Retained property prayers
1) A person( “ P ”) with an interest in anything taken down under section 17( 1)( c)( “ retained property ”) may apply by way of complaint to any adjudicators’ court for an order taking the retained property to be released, either to P or to another person.
2) If, on an operation under this section, the court is satisfied that the continued retention of the retained property isn’t necessary for the purpose of catching on whether an offence under section 2 has been committed, it may make an order taking the release of the retained property.
3) An order under this section may contain whatever provision the court thinks applicable for delaying its coming into force pending the timber and determination of an appeal( including an operation under section 111 of the Adjudicators’ Courts Act 1980(c. 43)).
4) If the court adjourns the hail of an operation under this section, it may make an order in respect of the retained property that lasts until the final hail of the operation or until any farther order is made, if it considers it applicable to do so.
5) Nothing in this section affects any other power of the court to make an order in respect of the retained property, including any power to make an order under section 1 of the Police( Property) Act 1897(c. 30)( power to make order with respect to property in possession of police).
20. Appropriated property compensation
1) A person( “ P ”) with an interest in anything of which an authorised officer of a original authority has taken possession under section 17( 1)( c)( “ appropriated property ”) may apply by way of complaint to any adjudicators’ court for compensation.
2) Subsection( 3) applies if, on an operation under this section, the court is satisfied that —
( a) P has suffered loss or damage in consequence of the authorised officer’s taking possession of the appropriated property, or retaining it, in circumstances where doing so wasn’t necessary for the purpose of catching on whether an offence under section 2 had been committed, and
( b) the loss or damage isn’t attributable to the neglect or dereliction ofP.
3) The court may order the original authority to pay compensation toP.
PROSPECTIVE
Report and evening provision
21. Report on operation and effect of this Act
1) The Welsh Ministers must, as soon as practicable after the end of the 5 time period, lay before the National Assembly for Wales a report on the operation and effect of this Act during that period.
2) In preparing the report the Welsh Ministers must consult the National Assembly for Wales and similar other persons as they consider applicable.
3) The Welsh Ministers must publish the report as soon as practicable after it has been laid before the Assembly.
4) In subsection( 1), “ the 5 time period ” has the meaning given in section 22( 4).
22. Duration of minimal pricing vittles
1) The minimal pricing vittles are repealed with effect from the expiry of the 6 time period, unless regulations furnishing else are made under subsection( 2).
2) Regulations may, after the end of the 5 time period but before the end of the 6 time period, give that the minimal pricing vittles aren’t repealed, despite subsection( 1).
3) Regulations may make similar provision( including provision modifying any enactment) as may be necessary or advisable in consequence of the repeal, by virtue of subsection( 1), of the minimal pricing vittles.
4) In this section —
“ minimal pricing vittles ”( “ darpariaethau’ r isafbris ”) means —
a) this Act( other than subsection( 3) and this subsection, and for the purposes of making regulations under subsection( 3), sections 26( 1),( 2) and 27), and
b) paragraph 2A of Schedule 4 to the 2003 Act;
“ modifying ”( “ addasu ”), in relation to an enactment, includes correction, repeal and cancellation ;
“ the 5 time period ”( “ y cyfnod 5 mlynedd ”) means the period of 5 times beginning with the day on which section 2 comes into force;
“ the 6 time period ”( “ y cyfnod 6 mlynedd ”) means the period of 6 times beginning with the day on which section 2 comes into force.
23. Crown operation
Section 195 of the 2003 Act( Crown operation) applies in relation to provision made by or under this Act as if that section were included in this Act( and for this purpose, references to the 2003 Act in that section are to be treated as references to this Act).
General
PROSPECTIVE
24. Offences committed by hookups and other unincorporated associations
1) Proceedings for an offence under this Act contended to have been committed by a cooperation are to be brought in the name of the cooperation( and not in that of any of the mates).
2) Proceedings for an offence under this Act contended to have been committed by an unincorporated association other than a cooperation are to be brought in the name of the association( and not in that of any of its members).
( 3) Rules of court relating to the service of documents have effect as if the cooperation or unincorporated association were a body commercial.
( 4) Section 33 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925(c. 86) and Schedule 3 to the Adjudicators’ Courts Act 1980(c. 43) apply in proceedings for an offence brought against a cooperation or an unincorporated association other than a cooperation as they apply in relation to a body commercial.
5) A fine assessed on a cooperation on its conviction for an offence under this Act is to be paid out of the cooperation means.
6) A fine assessed on an unincorporated association other than a cooperation on its conviction for an offence under this Act is to be paid out of the finances of the association.
PROSPECTIVE
25. Liability of elderly officersetc.
1) This section applies where an offence under this Act is committed by —
a) a body commercial;
b) a cooperation;
c) an unincorporated association other than a cooperation.
2) If the offence is proved to have been committed by, or with the concurrence or collusion of, or to be attributable to neglect on the part of —
( a) a elderly officer of the body commercial or cooperation or unincorporated association, or
( b) any person purporting to act in a capacity mentioned in paragraph( a),
that elderly officer or person( as well as the body commercial, cooperation or association) is shamefaced of the offence and liable to be progressed against and penalized consequently.
3) In this section, “ elderly officer ” means —
( a) in relation to a body commercial, a director, director, clerk or other analogous officer of the body commercial;
( b) in relation to a cooperation, a mate in the cooperation;
( c) in relation to an unincorporated association other than a cooperation, any officer of the association or any member of its governing body.
4) In subsection( 3), “ director ”, in relation to a body commercial whose affairs are managed by its members, means a member of the body commercial.
26. Regulations
1) A power to make regulations under this Act —
a) is exercisable by statutory instrument;
b) includes power to make different provision for different purposes;
c) includes power to make supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional, temporary and saving provision.
2) A statutory instrument containing regulations made under the following vittles may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid ahead, and approved by resolution of, the National Assembly for Wales —
( a) section 1;
b) section 22;
c) paragraph 5( 2) of Schedule 1;
d) paragraph 9 of Schedule 1.
3) Any other statutory instrument containing regulations made under this Act is subject to dissolution in performance of a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.
27. Interpretation
1) In this Act, “ alcohol ” means spirits, wine, beer, cider or any other fermented, distilled or spirituous liquor, but doesn’t include any of the following —
( a) alcohol which is of a strength not exceeding1.2 when supplied;
b) incense;
c) flavouring essentialities recognised by Her Majesty’s Officers for profit and Customs as not being intended for consumption as or with dutiable alcoholic liquor;
d) the sweet flavouring substance generally known as Angostura bitters;
e) alcohol which is, or is included in, a medicinal product or a veterinary medicinal product;
( f) denatured alcohol;
g) methyl alcohol;
h) naphtha;
i) alcohol contained in liqueur confectionary.
2) For the purposes of subsection( 1) —
“ denatured alcohol ”( “ alcohol sydd wedi ei annatureiddio ”) has the same meaning as in section 5 of the Finance Act 1995(c. 4);
“ dutiable alcoholic liquor ”( “ diod alcoholaidd dolladwy ”) has the same meaning as in the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979(c. 4);
“ liqueur confectionary ”( “ melysion gwirod ”) means confectionary which —
a) contains alcohol in a proportion not lesser than0.2 litres of alcohol( of a strength not exceeding 57) per kilogram of the confectionary, and
b) either consists of separate pieces importing not further than 42g or is designed to be broken into similar pieces for the purpose of consumption;
“ medicinal product ”( “ cynnyrch meddyginiaethol ”) has the same meaning as in section 130 of the Medicines Act 1968(c. 67);
“ veterinary medicinal product ”( “ cynnyrch meddyginiaethol milfeddygol ”) has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013( SI.2013/2033).
3) For the purposes of this Act —
the “ 2003 Act ”( “ Deddf 2003 ”) means the Licensing Act 2003(c. 17);
“ club demesne instrument ”( “ tystysgrif mangre clwb ”) has the same meaning as in the 2003 Act;
“ enactment ”( “ deddfiad ”) means an enactment( whenever legislated or made) comprised in, or in an instrument made under —
a) an Act of Parliament;
b) a Measure or an Act of the National Assembly for Wales;
“ original authority ”( “ awdurdod lleol ”) means the council of a county or county city in Wales;
“ cooperation ”( “ partneriaeth ”) means —
a) a cooperation within the Partnership Act 1890(c. 39), or
b) a limited cooperation registered under the Limited hookups Act 1907(c. 24);
“ demesne ”( “ mangre ”) has the same meaning as in the 2003 Act;
“ demesne licence ”( “ trwydded mangre ”) has the same meaning as in the 2003 Act;
“ qualifying demesne ”( “ mangre gymhwysol ”) has the meaning given in section 3;
“ regulations ”( “ rheoliadau ”) means regulations made by the Welsh Ministers;
“ trade by retail ”( “ gwerthu drwy fanwerthu ”) has the same meaning as in the 2003 Act;
the “ strength ”( “ cryfder ”) of alcohol means its alcoholic strength, which —
a) in relation to alcohol contained in a bottle or other vessel that’s pronounced or labelled in agreement with conditions assessed by or under any enactment or rule of law, is to be taken as being the alcoholic strength by volume as indicated by the mark or the marker on the bottle or vessel;
b) else, is to be reckoned in agreement with section 2 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979(c. 4).
28. Coming into force
1) The ensuing sections come into force on the day after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent —
a) sections 26 and 27;
b) this section;
c) section 29;
d) section 30.
2) The other vittles of this Act come into force on similar day as the Welsh Ministers may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.
3) An order under subsection( 2) may —
a) appoint different days for different purposes;
b) make transitional, temporary or saving provision in connection with the coming into force of a provision of this Act.
29. Promoting public mindfulness of minimal pricing for alcohol
1) The Welsh Ministers must take way to promote public mindfulness of the prospective inception of the conditions as to minimal pricing introduced by this Act.
2) The way taken must include way to promote public mindfulness of the health pitfalls of inordinate alcohol consumption, and of how the preface of a minimal price for alcohol is intended to reduce consumption.
30. Short title
The short title of this Act is the Public Health( Minimum Price for Alcohol)( Wales) Act 2018.
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