COP26 visitors and other newbies to Glasgow have been cautioned that public drinking on Glasgow streets is against the law.
Scottish Community & Activist Legal Project (SCALP), a collective of social and environmental justice activists, tweeted at visitors to Glasgow, warning them to avoid drinking in public or risk a fine of up to £500.
They tweeted: "Visitors to COP in Glasgow - be aware that drinking in public, or carrying an open container of alcohol, is forbidden by byelaw almost everywhere in the Glasgow city boundary. The penalty is a £500 fine!"
As a matter of fact, the Glaswegian law has been around for 25 years with no signs of it changing.
SCALP attached a map of Glasgow city limits with the tweet.
It's true - out-of-towners may not be aware that laws about consuming alcohol in public varies across Scotland. In Edinburgh, for example, drinking in city streets isn't a problem.
Public drinking was made illegal tracing back to a bylaw in 1996 that was amended in 2008.
It stipulated that drinking alcohol or carrying an open can or bottle in public in Glasgow was an offence with the only exception being 12 hours on Hogmanay from 6pm to 6am.
In June 2020, Glasgow City Council confirmed the difficulty and timescales involved in relaxing the bylaw.
