ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS:
The following conditions in Annex 1 are mandatory under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003:
1.1 The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.
In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children -
(a) games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or
encourage, individuals to -
(i) drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or
supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible
person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or
(ii) drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);
(b) provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or
discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic (other than
any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for
consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);
(c) provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or
reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less;
(d) provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a
sporting event, where that provision is dependent on -
(i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or
(ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;
(e) selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the
vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or
glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable
manner.
1.2 The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).
1.3 The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
1.4 (a) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.
(b) The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and a holographic mark.
1.5 The responsible person shall ensure that -
(a) where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the
premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance
ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the
following measures -
(i) beer or cider: ½ pint;
(ii) gin, rum, vodka or whisky: 25 ml or 35 ml; and
(iii) still wine in a glass: 125 ml; and
(b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.
ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE:
The following conditions in Annex 2 are conditions consistent with the operating schedule submitted by the applicant within the application:
2.1 There shall be no supplies of alcohol for consumption OFF the licensed premises.
2.2 The club rules and conditions (as may from time to time be modified) shall continue to apply to the operation of the Club. These should be maintained and updated as necessary to ensure they are compatible with Licensing Act 2003 requirements.
2.3 The consumption of alcohol shall be restricted to the areas identified on the plan attached as Annex 4.
2.4 The Club management shall participate in the local Pub Watch/Club Watch scheme (or similar) where such a scheme operates in the locality of the licensed club premises.
2.5 The Club shall operate a ‘Challenge 25’ photo identity proof of age scheme and prominently display and maintain notices at the Club premises relating to this policy.
2.6 All Club members shall be required to carry their membership card at all times whilst they are using the Club facilities, and the Club management shall conduct spot-checks to enforce/maintain this requirement.
2.7 Guests shall have their identity and proof of age checked whilst being signed-in by the Club management/staff on duty.
2.8 The Club shall operate a disciplinary process to ensure that members and their guests are banned/excluded from the Club premises where the Club consider it to be necessary. All bannings, whether on a permanent or temporary basis, shall be reported promptly to any local Pub Watch/Club Watch scheme in operation.
2.9 Any individual guest of a member, or the Club as a whole, may only be signed-in on one occasion per calendar month. Where guests wish to frequent the Club premises more often than this then the Club Management shall expect the individual to apply for/be nominated for membership.
2.10 A signing-in book shall be held behind the bar and used at all times whilst the Club premises are open and being used for licensable activities. This signing-in book shall be made available upon request to an authorised officer of the Local Authority or Police.
2.11 There shall be a minimum of 2 (two) Club committee members supervising the entrance to the Club premises for every function, including member function or private hiring. Door supervisors shall liaise with bar staff regarding identity checks made on members and guests, so as to prevent underage sales.
2.12 If underage drinking is found to be occurring at a private function then the function shall be closed down with immediate effect. If it is established that a Club member is responsible for the offender then the Club member shall face Club disciplinary proceedings.
2.13 Suitable and sufficient signage shall be displayed and maintained on the Club premises in relation to anti-drugs policy and general drugs awareness.
2.14 The hours the Club is open for licensable activities is shown above. It may open outside of these timings for non-licensable activities.
ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY:
3.1 Signage shall be prominently displayed and maintained on the licensed club premises requesting that club members and guests leave the premises and area quietly and respect the rights of neighbouring properties.