Age Restricted Policy

Cigarette lighter fuel

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You must not sell or supply cigarette lighter fuel or any cigarette lighter re-fill canister containing butane, or any other substance containing butane, to any person under the age of 18.

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Intoxicating solvents

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It is an offence for you to sell or supply any substance to a person under the age of 18 years, or to a person acting on their behalf, knowing, or having reasonable cause to suspect that the substance, or its fumes will be inhaled for the purpose of causing intoxication.

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Along with solvent based glue and aerosols these include dry cleaning fluid, correction fluid and thinner, marker pens, 'cold start' and anti freeze.

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Aerosol paint

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You must not sell an aerosol paint container (a device which contains paint stored under pressure and which is designed to permit the release of paint as a spray) to anyone under 16.

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Under the Offensive Weapons Act 2019, it is an offence to sell cleaning products containing corrosive substances to a person under the age 18.

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Examples of more common products that contain acidic or other corrosive substances are as follows:

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• Drain cleaners/unblockers containing sulfuric acid (over 15% concentration)

• Paint strippers, drain cleaners/unblockers containing sodium hydroxide (over 12% concentration)

• Brick, patio and other cleaners or limescale removers containing hydrochloric acid (over 10% concentration)

• Bleaching and other products containing sodium hypochlorite (over 10% concentration)

• Cleaning and other products containing ammonium hydroxide (over 10% concentration)

• Cleaners, rust removers and other products containing phosphoric acid (over 70% concentration)

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It is illegal to sell the following items to anyone under 18-years-old:

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• Any knife, knife blade or razor blade

• Any axe

• Any article which has a blade or which is sharply pointed, and which is made or adapted for causing injury to the person

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The prohibition does not apply to:

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• A folding pocket knife with a blade or less than three inches (7.62cm); or

• A razor blade permanently held in a cartridge or similar housing where less than 2mm of the blade is exposed

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The prohibition is not intended to apply to articles such as scissors or compasses. It does however, apply to traditional non cartridge razor blades, modelling knives and blade refills.