LICENSING ACT 2003
MANDATORY CONDITIONS
19 Mandatory conditions where licence authorises supply of alcohol
(1) Where a premise licence authorises the supply of alcohol, the licence must include the following conditions.
(2) The first condition is that no supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence -
(a) at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence, or
(b) at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.
(3) The second condition is that every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
20 Mandatory condition: exhibition of films
(1) Where a premises licence authorises the exhibition of films, the licence must include a condition requiring the admission of children to the exhibition of any film to be restricted in accordance with this section.
(2) Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection (3)(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that body.
(3) Where -
(a) the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or
(b) the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,
admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.
(4) In this section -
“children” means persons aged under 18; and
“film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c. 39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).
ADDITIONAL MANDATORY CONDITIONS
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.
(2) 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.
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).
3. The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
4. (1) 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.
(2) 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.
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
General
All staff engaged in the sale of alcohol will be trained in respect of their legal and social responsibilities when doing so. A record of such training will be maintained by the premise licence holder, and will be produced for inspection upon request of a Police office or authorised officer of the Licensing Authority.
Entry to the premises can only be made by either the biometric entry system (fingerprint scanning) or by other members of staff opening the door when identity has been established.
The Prevention of Crime and Disorder
Access to the premises is restricted to members of the premises and their guests.
Other persons will be permitted access to the premises when attending events or functions which have been arranged either by the management of the premises, or through a private hire agreement. In these circumstances, only those persons with tickets or other written authorisation will be permitted access.
All public areas are covered by CCTV. The CCTV system will be maintained in good working order and in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. recorded images shall be retained in unedited form for a period of not less than 31 days.
The car park for the premises is secured and covered by CCTV.
Public Safety
Staff at the premises will be trained in respect of the fire risk assessment, and health and safety risk assessment.
First Aid equipment shall be maintained at the premises.
The Prevention of Public Nuisance
All doors and windows shall remain closed whilst regulated entertainment is taking place at the premises. The only exception to this is for access and egress of customers.
A notice shall be placed in the area used for smoking requesting that persons using this area are quiet, respecting the needs of local residents.
Notices will be placed at the exits requesting persons to leave quietly, respecting the needs of local residents.
No refreshments shall be allowed to be taken to the area used by smokers after 2300 hrs on any given day, and notices shall be displayed to this effect.
For premises where entertainment frequently takes place, music and associated sources (including DJs, and amplified voices) should generally not be audible inside noise sensitive property at any time. Where entertainment takes place less frequently, such noise should not be audible inside noise sensitive property between 23:00 and 07:00 hours.
All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when entertainment is being provided, other than for access and egress and in the event of an emergency. If additional ventilation is subsequently necessary, then it shall be attenuated in accordance with a scheme submitted to the licensing authority.
There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, (or member and their guests) notice requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly.
No light from or on the premises and any other light under the control of the premises shall be provided where that light causes a nuisance to any nearby premises, unless it is considered necessary by the local Police force to prevent crime and disorder.
The Protection of Children from Harm
The premises shall adopt 'Challenge 25' as its age verification policy and staff shall be trained in respect of this policy.
Signage shall be displayed advising persons of the age verification policy.
The only form of acceptable ID shall be a photo driving licence, a passport, and ID card bearing the PASS logo in a hologram form, or military ID (Form 190).