legal eagles

[tincup]

Can we have a forum dealing with legal issues.
The legal issues that few people know but everybody should be aware of.
It might be a minefield but it would be lively.

 

[blup]

We do its called general discussion, fire away

 

[Mottie]

With so many legal experts on here, you’d be spoilt for choice.

 

[motorbiking]

For things like planning, land law and party wall act etc. the sub forums are better because there seem to be a few surveyors on the forum.

 

[Mottie]

For international law, especially European Brexit and import/export laws, see JohnD, Ellal, SirGalahad and Notch7.

 

[motorbiking]

The legal issues that few people know but everybody should be aware of.

Ok I'll start:

- Its illegal to be drunk in a pub.

Licensing Act 1872

An Act for Regulating the Sale of Intoxicating Liquors.

www.legislation.gov.uk

 

[Brigadier]

It is illegal to drink alcohol at any place, including rooms, from which a football match may be directly viewed.
Sports grounds: your garden might be OK

In England and Wales.

Iirc

 

[motorbiking]

Almost..

Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985

An Act to make provision for punishing those who cause or permit intoxicating liquor to be carried on public service vehicles and railway passenger vehicles carrying passengers to or from designated sporting events or who possess intoxicating liquor on such vehicles and those who possess...

www.legislation.gov.uk

Can't drink on the bus to a footie game either.

 

[JonathanM]

No matter how hot your aunt is, it's illegal to have sex with her. Even if you get on really well and she's not much older than you.

 

[Brigadier]

Can't drink on the bus to a footie game either

If it's a designated footie bus

 

[motorbiking]

nope

Sporting Events (Control of Alcohol etc.) Act 1985

An Act to make provision for punishing those who cause or permit intoxicating liquor to be carried on public service vehicles and railway passenger vehicles carrying passengers to or from designated sporting events or who possess intoxicating liquor on such vehicles and those who possess...

www.legislation.gov.uk

 

[motorbiking]

No matter how hot your aunt is, it's illegal to have sex with her. Even if you get on really well and she's not much older than you.

Not even in the bum hole or a blowie

Sexual Offences Act 2003

www.legislation.gov.uk

 

[motorbiking]

A woman (that is a real one without a Penis) cannot rape a man.

 

[Brigadier]

Can't drink on the bus to a footie game either

Designated footie game

 

[blup]

It was illegal to dance on Sunday until relatively recently, all those clubs opening after midnight broke a Sunday observance law brought in by yer man Oliver C