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Infant In Scots Public Bar
My local, which I have frequented for the last 46 years has a new hotel manageress. She is the daughter of the hotel owner. The public bar has prominent notices saying that no persons under 18 will be admitted. This rule was made by the owner's late husband. Today the manageress brought her 12 week old son into the bar while she drank rose wine and G&Ts. Then she proceeded to change her son's soiled nappy. people were eating and drinking at the time.
Under Scots law is this legal?
Under Scots law is this legal?
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The pub is also the manager/manageress home as well a a public bar. It is quite legal to have your child of any age in your home and to change their nappy if you want to. It is legal in England as well as Scotland.
It may not be a good idea as it puts customers off, but it is 100% legal as long as the manageress was not serving drinks or food at the same time!
It may not be a good idea as it puts customers off, but it is 100% legal as long as the manageress was not serving drinks or food at the same time!
The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 doesn't prevent the presence of minors on licensed premises. A licensee is entitled to make their own rules about whether people under 18 (or indeed, any other age) are allowed in the bar but, equally, they're permitted to make exceptions. So there's no reason why the baby shouldn't have been in the bar.
Hygiene rules are usually very general. In effect, they simply state that the health of customers shouldn't be put at risk through the practices of the business owner. (There are plenty of 'codes of conduct' but they're not part of any legislation).
So, for example, it's a total myth that dogs aren't allowed in bars where food is being served. As long as there's no risk to customer's health, there's no legislation which bars dogs from pubs or restaurants.
Similarly there's no specific legislation which prevents the changing of a baby's nappy in a bar or restaurant. It would only be an offence if it could be established that it placed the health of customers (or staff) at risk.
Hygiene rules are usually very general. In effect, they simply state that the health of customers shouldn't be put at risk through the practices of the business owner. (There are plenty of 'codes of conduct' but they're not part of any legislation).
So, for example, it's a total myth that dogs aren't allowed in bars where food is being served. As long as there's no risk to customer's health, there's no legislation which bars dogs from pubs or restaurants.
Similarly there's no specific legislation which prevents the changing of a baby's nappy in a bar or restaurant. It would only be an offence if it could be established that it placed the health of customers (or staff) at risk.
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