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Breast Feeding At A Private Venue
I understand most of the breast feeding legislation (Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005) but Subject to section 1 subsection (2), it is an offence deliberately to prevent or stop a person in charge of a child from feeding milk to that child in a public place or on licensed premises.
However for me the definition of Public Place and Licensed premises, does not cover a private function such as a wedding. So my question is - is it still against the law to ask an individual to to stop breast feeding in public sight at a private event. I.E the top table of a wedding
Is their any case law on this ?
However for me the definition of Public Place and Licensed premises, does not cover a private function such as a wedding. So my question is - is it still against the law to ask an individual to to stop breast feeding in public sight at a private event. I.E the top table of a wedding
Is their any case law on this ?
Answers
It's not against the law to ASK someone to cease breast feeding ANYWHERE in Scotland, even in a public place or on licensed premises. It's only against the law to REQUIRE them to do so (or to otherwise prevent them). Elsewhere those who are responsible for running the premises are free to make their own rules (as private individuals are in their own homes) but,...
23:25 Mon 28th Jan 2013
It's not against the law to ASK someone to cease breast feeding ANYWHERE in Scotland, even in a public place or on licensed premises. It's only against the law to REQUIRE them to do so (or to otherwise prevent them).
Elsewhere those who are responsible for running the premises are free to make their own rules (as private individuals are in their own homes) but, obviously, any action to physically enforce such rules risks a charge of assault.
Elsewhere those who are responsible for running the premises are free to make their own rules (as private individuals are in their own homes) but, obviously, any action to physically enforce such rules risks a charge of assault.
If the law refers to 'licensed premises', and does not specify any exceptions, then clearly it applies to private functions held on those premises.
A rough analogy is that which bars smoking in pubs as they are 'public enclosed spaces'. The law still applies to the landlord when he's locked the pub up. (i.e. a temporary change in the status of the premises, from 'public' to 'private' doesn't revoke the law. Similarly the law applies to licensed premises irrespective of what's actually happening in them at the time).
A rough analogy is that which bars smoking in pubs as they are 'public enclosed spaces'. The law still applies to the landlord when he's locked the pub up. (i.e. a temporary change in the status of the premises, from 'public' to 'private' doesn't revoke the law. Similarly the law applies to licensed premises irrespective of what's actually happening in them at the time).
It come from the view of that i am being blackmailed in the fact that this individual is on a mission to prove breast feeding its a natural thing. which i actually agree with! however i do not want her breast feeding at the top table during the speeches and when i stated this to her, this individual started going on about its illegal to ask her not to.
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