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In the UK, it is illegal to buy alcohol if you are under 18 .

Similarly, in most countries, you cannot vote until you have reached a specific age.

These are age-gates. You do not need to prove your competence to drink, vote, smoke, or get married; you just need to be old enough.

Some things have skill-gates. If you want an amateur radio licence in the UK, you need to pass an exam. You can be any age 0 .

Similarly, most jurisdictions allow you to get a medical licence once you have passed the requisite tests 1 .