Fines of £1,300 could be dished out
Brit holidaymakers are being warned that Spanish authorities are planning a tough new crackdown on drinking which could see people fined up to £1,300. Anyone going to the country's Balearic Islands is being told to avoid having alcohol outside, with police ready to swoop.
People caught drinking outside of authorised areas will be fined between €500-1,500 . Under the new law, coming into force today the number of sanctions taken against foreigners will be counted and submitted to the respective embassies.The legislation introduces tougher rules against party boats, which will be banned from getting closer than one nautical mile of the designated areas. Picking up or disembarking passengers will continue to be banned.
Party boats had previously been banned from advertising in the three areas. Luis Pomar, a press officer at the Balearic Islands tourism council, told the BBC that the 2020 law had been working to curb anti-social behaviour. He added that he hoped the law would no longer be needed “in three to four years, if we instil in people how to behave."
Mr Pomar said a commission on “the Promotion of Civility in Tourist Zones” would be expanded to include representatives of the countries whose tourists are most associated with problems - the UK and Germany. The government reiterated that the 2020 law bans shops from selling alcohol between 21:30 and 08:00 local time .
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