7Consumption, &c., of intoxicating liquor in motor vehicles

### 7 Consumption, &c., of intoxicating liquor in motor vehicles > > (1)  No person shall drive a motor vehicle while he is consuming intoxicating liquor. > > > (2)  No person shall drive a motor vehicle while any person in the vehicle is, to his knowledge, consuming intoxicating liquor. > > > (3)  No person shall, in a motor vehicle that is in motion, consume any intoxicating liquor. > > > (3A)  [*\[Section 7 Subsection (3A) amended by No. 60 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-07-01/act-2011-060#JS1@Ja8@GC2@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (3A) amended by No. 60 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-07-01/act-2011-060#JS1@Ja8@GC2@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (3A) amended by No. 28 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:01 Feb 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-02-01/act-2005-028#GS8@EN) [*\[Section 7 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 71 of 2000, s. 4, Applied:14 Nov 2000\]*](/view/html/inforce/2000-11-14/act-2000-071#GS4@EN) [Subsections (2)](#GS7@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](#GS7@Gs3@EN) do not apply to a person in a motor vehicle that is being used to operate a passenger transport service within the meaning of the [Passenger Transport Services Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-999) if there is a liquor permit in force under [Division 3 of Part 2 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-044#HP2@HD3@EN) [Liquor Licensing Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-044) in respect of that motor vehicle. > > > (4)  *\[Section 7 Subsection (4) amended by No. 94 of 1975, s. 6 \]*A person who contravenes any provision of this section is guilty of an offence.