First Principles of Business Law
Quiz: The sources of law - legislation

Question 14

 

 

 

Suppose that a provision in a Victorian Act states that ‘A supplier of alcoholic beverages shall not sell or supply any alcoholic drink to a person who is below the age of 16 years’.    

X owns and operates a bar in a hotel.   X sells a bottle of champagne to Briony, who is celebrating her 16th birthday that same day.  X also sells a bottle of champagne to Peter.  X thinks that Peter is over the age of 16 because he looks much older than his real age which is 15.   In the light of these facts, which one of the following statements is correct? 

(a)  X has not breached the provisions of the Act in either case.

(b)  X breaches the provisions of the Act twice, when he sells the champagne to Briony and to Peter.

(c)   X breaches the provisions of the act when he sells champagne to Briony but not when he sells it to Peter.

(d)   X breaches the provisions of the act when he sells champagne to Peter but not when he sells it to Briony

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
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