Alcohol and the law: from under aged drinking laws to drinking and driving: find out more

Scotland's laws on the sale of alcohol – our 'licensing laws' are changing. The law doesn't just concern itself with the sale of alcohol, however. It also has to deal with the consequences that can come from people using it.

Our laws to do with drink are a mixture of Scottish and UK-wide measures. This section gives details on them and some of the behaviours they seek to control.

Scotland's laws on buying and selling alcoholInformation on existing, new and under age drinking laws.
Facts and figuresInteresting statistics about Scotland's drinking.
Public drunkenness and nuisance behaviourWhat the law says about drunken behaviour in public.
Under age drinkingWhat's being done to tackle Scotland's underage drinking behaviour.
Alcohol and drivingDrink driving limits and penalties: the facts.