ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS
The following conditions in Annex 1 are mandatory under the provisions of the Licensing Act 2003:
1.1 No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:
(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 (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.
1.4 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]
1.5 The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
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: 1/2 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 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).
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 The premises licence holders shall ensure that all members of staff receive and complete suitable and sufficient training to include licensing law, offences in relation to prohibited sales and good practice in relation to promotion of the licensing objectives. Training records shall be accurately and legibly maintained and produced upon demand to an authorised officer of the Police or Licensing Authority. Refresher training shall be undertaken at least once every 12 months, with any new member of staff to be trained within six weeks of taking their position and prior to undertaking any direct duties in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol. For the avoidance of doubt this training may be administered in-house/on-line in accordance with the relevant criteria.
2.2 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.
2.3 Lighting and emergency lighting 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.
2.4 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.
2.5 Adequate provision of first aid materials and trained personnel shall be on duty at the premises during licensable activities, and in accordance with the premises licence holders risk assessment.
2.6 Contact details of local licensed taxi and private hire operators shall be made available for patrons at the licensed premises.
2.7 The premises licence holder shall ensure fire drills and emergency lighting tests shall take place monthly.
2.8 The premises licence holder shall conduct a Fire Risk Assessment, install clearly marked Fire Assembly Points, Fire Exits, fire alarms and suitable systems. All fire doors will be unobstructed and effectively self-closing in the event of an alarm. Change of levels will be clearly marked with emergency lighting and notices detailing the fire safety procedures will be clearly displayed.
2.9 No illegal drugs shall be permitted on the premises, and all staff and patrons shall be made aware of a zero tolerance to drugs on the premises.
2.10 The premises licence holder shall ensure the premises are adequately illuminated, during the hours of darkness, whilst the premises are being used for licensable activities.
2.11 All internal areas (including toilets) and external areas shall be monitored by staff on duty whilst the premises are being used for licensable activities.
2.12 Staff shall monitor the activity of patrons leaving the premises and remind them to act in a responsible manner and consider the needs of neighbours.
2.13 Waste from the licensed premises shall be removed in a timely manner (outside of the hours between 20:00hrs and 07:00hrs) to an appropriate waste disposal facility, so as to minimise the risk of public nuisance.
2.14 The premises licence holder shall adopt a ‘Challenge 25’ proof of age scheme. The premises licence holder shall operate a requirement for the production of a passport, driving licence or other bona fide form of identity carrying a photographic image, where the individual requesting the supply of alcohol appears to be under the age of 25.
2.15 Children shall be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.