Breast Feeding At A Private Venue

Balfron | 00:17 Tue 29th Jan 2013 | Law

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I understand most of the breast feeding legislation (Breastfeeding etc. (Scotland) Act 2005) but Subject to section 1 subsection (2), it is an offence deliberately to prevent or stop a person in charge of a child from feeding milk to that child in a public place or on licensed premises.

However for me the definition of Public Place and Licensed premises, does not cover a private function such as a wedding. So my question is - is it still against the law to ask an individual to to stop breast feeding in public sight at a private event. I.E the top table of a wedding

Is their any case law on this ?

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Buenchico

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It's not against the law to ASK someone to cease breast feeding ANYWHERE in Scotland, even in a public place or on licensed premises. It's only against the law to REQUIRE them to do so (or to otherwise prevent them). Elsewhere those who are responsible for running the premises are free to make their own rules (as private individuals are in their own homes) but,...

00:25 Tue 29th Jan 2013

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atalanta

Solve the problem: let her breastfeed, but ask her to pin a chiffon or lawn scarf over her shoulder to cover the baby's head.
I can't imagine that the child, when grown-up, will enjoy being told, "look, that's you in that photo, sucking your lunch at Uncle ***'s wedding"