Age Restricted Products Guidance for Retailers

About this publication

Because of the harm they can cause, the supply of a wide range of products to underage people is illegal. These are called age-restricted products and the term 'underage sales' is commonly used to describe their illegal supply to young people.

This pack gives guidance on the law relating to the following age-restricted products:

• Alcohol
• Cigarettes and other tobacco products
• Fireworks and sparklers
• Party poppers
• Videos, DVDs and computer games
• Knives and other items with blades
• Glues and solvents
• Cigarette lighter refills and solvents
• Aerosol spray paint
• National Lottery draw tickets and Scratch cards

Publishing information

From: Trading Standards

Published: 2 April 2015

Documents

PDF:  Age Restricted Products Guidance for Retailers (PDF) [316KB]