1.1 Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied:
(a) At any time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the
premises licence, or
(b) At any time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his/her personal licence is suspended
1.2 Every sale or supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
1.3 The responsible person must 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 -
(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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;
(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 in a manner which carries a significant risk of undermining a licensing objective;
(d) 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;
(e) dispensing alcohol directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of disability).
1.4 The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
1.5 (a) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.
(b) The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.
(c) 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
either -
(i) a holographic mark, or
(ii) an ultraviolet feature.
1.6 The responsible person must 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;
(b) these measures are displayed in a menu, price list or other printed material which is available to customers on the premises; and
(c) where a customer does not in relation to a sale of alcohol specify the quantity of
alcohol to be sold, the customer is made aware that these measures are available.
1.7 The relevant person (the holder of the premises licence, the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence, or any member or officer of a club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question) shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.
For the purposes of this condition “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979, “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula -
P = D + (D x V)
where - (i) P is the permitted price, (ii) D is the rate of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and (iii)
V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;
[“value added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994]
1.8 The admission of children to the exhibition of any film shall be restricted in accordance with the film classification awarded by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), or any successor person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984.
Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the operating schedule
The premises licence holder shall implement robust hiring arrangements with all hirers, as well as for its own management committee functions, to ensure that hirers/users are clearly advised of the following, both in writing and through the booking secretary:
(a) Public safety measures;
(b) Emergency equipment and evacuation procedures;
(c) The need to ensure that attendees do not engage in any activities or conduct which may cause, or contribute towards, public nuisance or anti-social/disorderly behaviour;
(d) Contact telephone numbers for committee members and the caretaker;
(e) Premises licence terms, hours and conditions, and any limits on capacity (as set by the ‘responsible person’ under Fire Safety Regulations);
(f) Keeping exit routes clearly identified and free from obstruction or hazard;
(g) That any fire doors are not wedged open, and that emergency lighting, exit signs and alarms are not tampered with or made inoperative whilst an event/hiring is in progress;
(h) That noise control measures are well managed so as to minimise disturbance to neighbouring properties;
(i) Key licensing offences particularly in terms of underage sales, proxy sales and alcohol sales to or for drunk persons; and
(j) Stewarding and security arrangements.
A responsible individual nominated by the management committee, shall be on duty to monitor/supervise the activities during all hiring’s of the premises for licensed activities and shall be readily contactable by means of direct phone number during any periods when he/she is not physically on the premises.
All requests for hiring’s of the licensed premises for licensable activities shall be scrutinised by the premises licence holder prior to a decision on whether the hiring shall be permitted or not. The nature of the event, numbers anticipated, audience age and profile and any previous history linked to the hirer or event shall be diligently reviewed as part of this determination and record kept of that process.
Crime prevention posters shall be prominently displayed and maintained on the licensed premises relating to any prevalent crime and disorder issues in the local area.
No illegal drugs shall be permitted on the premises, and all hirers/users made aware of a zero tolerance to drugs on the premises. Notice shall be prominently displayed and maintained in respect of this matter.
The car park shall be adequately illuminated during the hours of darkness whilst licensable activities are taking place on the licensed premises.
An incident book(s)/refusals register shall be kept and maintained on the premises at all times. The book(s) shall detail all incidents of injury/ejection/refusals/drug misuse/seizure/age challenge. Such matters shall be timed, dated and signed by the author and produced to police or an authorised officer of the licensing authority on demand. In the case of refusals register, there shall be one at each bar area, or any other area utilised for the supply of alcohol
The premises licence holder shall ensure that notices detailing emergency evacuation procedures shall be prominently displayed and maintained on the licensed premises.
Adequate arrangements shall be in place to ensure the safe evacuation of any disabled persons on the premises.
For events involving licensable activities, the premises licence holder shall conduct a suitable and sufficient risk assessment and ensure that adequate provision of trained first aid personnel and first aid equipment are made available on the premises - commensurate with the nature and scale of the event and risk assessment outcome.
Lighting and emergency lighting (external and internal) shall be installed and maintained so as to ensure that good levels of visibility are maintained whilst the premises are being used for licensable activities and the public are on the premises. External lighting should be of such specification and positioning so as to meet this objective without causing any public nuisance by light pollution.
The premises licence holder shall ensure that suitable and satisfactory public safety risk assessments are undertaken with outcomes to be legibly recorded in a log-book maintained for that purpose.
There shall be no performances or activities on the licensed premises which involve any elevated risk of danger to the public.
The premises licence holder shall ensure that highly flammable substances are not permitted to be brought into, or used in any portion of, the premises.
Combustible decorations or portable heating appliances shall not be used without the express consent of the premises licence holder, who may liaise accordingly with the Fire Service prior to consent or first use.
Unauthorised portable electrical appliances shall not be permitted on the premises unless authorised by the premises licence holder and unless portable appliance tested (PAT).
The premises licence holder shall take all reasonable steps and precautions to minimise the risk of disturbance or nuisance to local residents caused by events or attendees at the licensed premises (whether through people noise, entertainment noise, vehicular noise, waste disposal, event set-up or breakdown, littering or noxious odour).
The premises licence holder shall ensure that close residents are kept informed of the programme of events to be held at the licensed premises. It is recommended that the programme be published on any website for the premises and be displayed and kept updated in the immediate vicinity of the premises.
The premises licence holder shall ensure that volume levels from both live and recorded music are monitored by a responsible person throughout the duration of the activity. Monitoring shall take place both inside and outside of the licensed premises and due regard shall be had to whether the activity may lead to excessive noise at neighbouring properties. Appropriate remedial steps shall be taken, and recorded, in the event of any excessive noise levels being experienced.
All doors and windows shall be kept closed (save for access or egress) whilst regulated music activity is taking place after 21.00hrs.
Staff on duty shall monitor the activity of patrons leaving the premises and assist with a managed departure. Persons leaving shall be reminded to act in a responsible manner and leave the immediate area
with consideration to the needs of the local community.
Waste from the licensed premises shall be removed in a timely manner (outside of the hours between 11pm and 7am) to an appropriate waste disposal facility, so as to minimise the risk of public nuisance.
Notices shall be prominently displayed and maintained on the licensed premises asking patrons to leave the premises and the area quietly.
There shall be no adult entertainment or services, activities, other entertainment or matters ancillary to the use of the premises that may give rise to concern in respect of children.
Children shall be only permitted on the licensed premises during licensed activities or events where accompanied and/or under the supervision of an adult.
The premises licence holder shall have in place a Child and Vulnerable Adult Policy which shall require all relevant volunteers to have been suitability vetted for criminal records and barring from working with children or vulnerable adults. Groups or clubs specifically for children, e.g. the Youth Club, shall have a specific Child and Vulnerable Adult Policy in place and observed.
If the majority of the audience/attendees for an event are under 16 years of age, the number of attendants shall not be less than 1(one) attendant per 25(twenty-five) children present.
Any person attempting to purchase or consume alcohol on the licensed premises and appearing to be under the age of 21 (or 25) shall be challenged and required to produce a valid photographic identity document as proof of age. For this purpose, a driving licence, passport or PASS accredited proof of age card with hologram shall be satisfactory forms of identity