Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018

Children’s clothing

17. (1) It shall be an offence for a person to—

(a) manufacture, for sale in the State,

(b) import, for sale in the State, or

(c) sell to a person who is in the State,

an article of clothing intended to be worn by a child, where the article promotes alcohol consumption or bears the name of an alcohol product or the trade mark, emblem, marketing image or logo, by reference to which an alcohol product is marketed or sold.

(2) This section shall not apply to clothing offered for retail sale or supply prior to 12 months after this section comes into operation.

(3) In a prosecution of an offence under this section, the onus of proving that the clothing concerned was offered for retail sale or supply prior to 12 months after this section comes into operation lies on the defendant.