Alcohol: licensing Powdered alcohol
Powdered alcohol is not yet available in the UK. It has been authorised for sale in the United States of America but as far as is known it is not yet available to buy in America or anywhere else. It is designed to be mixed with water, or a mixer such as orange juice or cola, to make a drink of the normal strength (for example, a single shot of vodka). The 2003 Act defines alcohol as ''spirits, wine, beer, cider or any other fermented, distilled or spirituous liquor''. As a result it is unclear whether powdered alcohol would fall within the current licensing regime.
	Vaporised alcohol is alcohol in the form of a vapour which can be inhaled either straight from the air into which the vapour is pumped or by using an inhalation device. It is currently available in the UK.
	Section 135 amends the 2003 Act to ensure that the law is clear that both powdered and vaporised alcohol fall within the regulatory regime provided for in that Act.