Anonymous  +  276363 Thu, 05 Oct 06 10:09 AM Hi there. I had to do some research about English law. Could you please tell me whether my answers are correct ? Thank you so much. 1) buy alcohol : 18 2)drink alcohol in public : 18               or    16 if it's beer/cider  with a meal in a pub and you're with an adult 3) drink alcohol in private : 5 (alcohol may be given by parents to children over the age of 5 in a private home) 4) go into pubs : 14 5) buy cigarettes : 16 6) smoke : 16 7) drive a moped : 16 8) drive a car : 17 9) drive a motorbike : 17 10) vote in a general election : 18 11)join the army : 18 12)get married with your parents' consent : 16 13) get married without your parents' consent : 18 14) have a credit card : 18 15) leave school : 16 16) have a part-time job : 13 (full-time : 16) 17) sign on for unemployment benefit : 16 18) be tried in a criminal court : 10 19) buy a gun : 17 20) have sex if you're a boy : 16 21) have sex if you're a girl : 16 Thanks a lot !!!! Cheyenne Akinuoye Anonymous

	nona the brit  +  276375 Thu, 05 Oct 06 10:26 AM 4). 14+ allowed into the actual bar room only if food is served there, otherwise 18. Children are legally allowed in other areas of pubs, many have family rooms/gardens etc. 6) I don't think there is a legal minimum age to smoke, just a minimum age for buying cigarettes. 11). 16. With regard to deployment on active service, there is no legislation about minimum age,  merely guidelines: 17 years for the navy, 17 years three months for the army, 17 years six months for the RAF. 17) 18 nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all. Regards

	Tidus  +  356997 Sat, 28 Apr 07 11:47 AM With regards to 20 & 21,  age 16 is the legal 'age of consent' - which means the age at which a boy or girl can decide for themselves whether or not to have sex with someone 16 or over.  It is not the legal age that they can have sex.  What this means is that if a 16 year old has sex with a 15 year old, then the 16 year old is breaking the law.  The 15 year old isn't.  However, if two 15 year olds have sex with each other, neither of them are breaking the law.   I'm pretty sure that's how it works. Tidus Joined on Mon, Nov 27 2006 England Full Member 372 Regards

	Feebs11  +  440676 Fri, 09 Nov 07 07:24 PM  Anonymous wrote: 5) you have to be 18  This has just been lowered. 6) you have to be 18  There is no age at which you are forbidden to smoke. Only an age at which you may buy tobacco. 2) you can have a drink with your meal at 14  in a public bar/restaurant. Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015