DBKL to review alcohol licence guidelines, including minimum age allowed to purchase


Deputy Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Dr Santhara Kumar. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL)'s Excise Licensing Board will meet to discuss alcohol licencing guidelines, including reviewing the minimum age allowed to purchase alcohol.

"The existing guideline limits the buyer's age to 18 and above. But the Food Regulation Act 1985 states that alcohol can only be sold to those aged 21 and above.

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