Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
of Liquor Control (Supply and Consumption) (Liquor Licensing) Regulations 2015
Regulation 11
Supply of liquor to certain persons
Subregulation 1
A licensee, and an employee of a licensee, must not supply or permit to be supplied any liquor at the licensee’s licensed premises to an individual —
whom the licensee or employee (as the case may be) knows, or ought reasonably to know, is drunk; or
who is younger than 18 years.
Subregulation 1A
A licensee, and an employee of a licensee, must not supply any liquor to an individual who is younger than 18 years through any one or more of the following means:
online (whether through an electronic commerce platform or otherwise);
a telecommunication service.
Subregulation 1B
A licensee, and an employee of a licensee, who supplies liquor to an individual online (other than through a third‑party electronic commerce platform) or through a telecommunication service must —
warn the individual that it is an offence for the individual to buy liquor if the individual is younger than 18 years; and
inform the individual about the penalty for the offence.
Subregulation 1C
A licensee, and an employee of a licensee, who supplies liquor to an individual through a third‑party electronic commerce platform must not do so if the licensee or employee (as the case may be) knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the person operating the electronic commerce platform does not do any of the following:
take all reasonable steps to ascertain that the individual is 18 years or older;
warn the individual that it is an offence for the individual to buy liquor if the individual is younger than 18 years;
inform the individual about the penalty for the offence.
Subregulation 2
A licensee, and an employee of a licensee, must not permit the consumption of liquor in the licensee’s licensed premises by an individual who is younger than 18 years.
Subregulation 3
An individual who is younger than 18 years must not buy or attempt to buy liquor.
Subregulation 4
A person must not buy liquor for consumption by an individual who is younger than 18 years at any licensed premises with a Class 1A, Class 1B, Class 2A, Class 2B or Class 5 liquor licence.
Subregulation 5
Any person who contravenes paragraph (1), (1A), (1B), (1C), (2), (3) or (4) shall be guilty of an offence.
Subregulation 6
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (1)(b), (1A), (2) or (4) if the person proves, on a balance of probabilities, that the person had taken all reasonable steps to ascertain that the individual was 18 years or older.
Subregulation 7
It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under paragraph (1C) if the person proves that the person, before supplying the liquor, carried out each act referred to in paragraph (1C)(a), (b) and (c).