You cannot drink alcohol in public or buy cigarettes until age 18. At 16 you can get married with parental permission, but at 18 you no longer need permission. Various activities like working in a bar, buying rated 18 films or videos, and having others smoke in a car with you are legal at age 18.

1. What can you do
when 18

2. Alcohol
If you are under eighteen and you are you
drinking in public, you could
be stopped, fined or arrested
by the police.
- With eighteen you can buy
alcohol.
- You can serve alcohol in an
restaurant , work in a bar.

3. Get married
You can get married if you are sixteen or over,
but if you are
eighteen or over you
don’t need the permission
of your parents
or guardians.

4. Smoking
You have to be eighteen to buy cigarettes, but
you can smoke them with sixteen.
If are not aloud to smoke in a car if people
surround you are under eighteen.
Which means that when you turn eighteen your
parents can smoke in the car while you are in.

5. Films
When eighteen you can watch films, videos and
downloads rated 18.
You can rent, download or buy DVDs rated 18.
18 rated films include strong language,
Horror and violence.