It is a criminal offence to sell or hire out any work classified with a ‘12’, ‘15’ or ‘18’ age rating, to any person who has not reached the ages of 12, 15 or 18.
Any work classified as ‘restricted 18’ can only be sold to someone over the age of 18 through a licensed sex shop.
Works labelled ‘U’ or ‘PG’ can be sold to anyone.
Those which are exempt from classification (may be marked with ‘E’) can also be sold to anyone, on the grounds that they are:
- Designed to inform, educate or instruct.
- Concerned with sport, religion or music.
- Video games.
Download a copy of our Underage Sales Information booklet.
You should also keep a record of all the occasions that you and your staff refuse a sale. Download a refusal form.