Section 16: Licensed premises

16. Licensed premises (1) (a) No person shall sell any liquor, rum or compounded spirits to a child. C13 – 15 [Issue 2] Child Protection Act (b) Any person who causes or allows a child to have access to premises in respect of which a licence has been issued for the sale of liquor, rum or compounded spirits for consumption on the premises other than premises in respect of which— (i) a restaurant (liquor, rum and compounded spirits) retailer licence; or (ii) a hotel or boarding house keeper (liquor, rum and compounded spirits) retailer licence, has been issued, shall commit an offence. (c) In this section, “liquor”, “rum” and “compounded spirits” have the same meaning as in the Excise Act. (2) Any person who causes or allows a child to have access to a gaming house shall commit an offence. (3) Any person, other than an agent of an educational or cultural institution or organisation, who, in respect of a child under the age of 16— (a) allows the child who is unaccompanied by an adult to have access to a video club; (b) rents out a video tape to the child, shall commit an offence. (4) The licensee of— (a) any premises where an offence under subsection (1) is committed; (b) any gaming house where an offence under subsection (2) is committed; (c) any video club where an offence under subsection (3) is committed, shall commit an offence unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or consent and that he took all necessary steps to prevent the commission of the offence. [S. 16 amended by Act 15 of 1998.]