MANDATORY CONDITIONS
MANDATORY CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL PREMISES LICENCES & CLUB PREMISES CERTIFICATES UNDER THE LICENSING ACT 2003
Supply of Alcohol
1. 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.
2. Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
Exhibition of Films
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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).
Door Supervision
7. Where a premises licence includes a condition that at specified times one or more individuals must be at the premises to carry out a security activity, that licence must include a condition that each such individual must:
(a) Be authorised to carry out that activity by a licence granted under the Private Security Industry Act 2001;
(b) Be entitled to carry out activity by virtue of section 4 of the Act.
8. But nothing in subsection (1) requires such a condition to be imposed:
(a) In respect of premises within paragraph 8(3)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Private Security Industry Act 2001 (c.12) (premises with premises licences authorising plays or films); or
(b) In respect of premises in relation to:
(i) Any occasion mentioned in paragraph 8(3)(b) or (c) of that Schedule (premises being used exclusively by club with club premises certificate, under a temporary event notice authorising plays or films or under a gaming licence), or
(ii) Any occasion within paragraph 8(3)(d) of that Schedule (occasions prescribed by regulations under that Act).
9. For the purposes of this section:
(a) “Security activity” means an activity to which paragraph 2(1)(a) of that Schedule applies, and which is licensable conduct for the purposes of that Act.
(b) Paragraph 8(5) of that Schedule (interpretation of references to an occasion) applies as it applies in relation to paragraph 8 of that Schedule.
Age Verification
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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:
(a) a holographic mark, or
(b) an ultraviolet feature.
Permitted Price
13. A relevant person 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.
14. For the purpose of this condition set out in paragraph 1:
(a) ''duty'' is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979(6);
(b) ''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 amount 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;
(c) 'relevant person'' means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence -
(i) the holder of the premises licence,
(ii) the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or
(iii) the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence;
(d) ''relevant person'' means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and
(e) ''value added tax'' means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994(7).
15. Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.
16. (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.
(2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.
Irresponsible Drink Promotions (applicable to ‘on’ & ‘off’ sales)
17. 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.
18. 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).
19. The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.
Alcoholic Drink Measures
20. 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.”
Conditions consistent with the Applicant's Operating Schedule:
a) General – all four licensing objectives.
BeerHeadZ will be a specialist beer bar, offering a niche product that tends to be drunk by a minority of pub-goers. Our intention is to create a bar where folk can come to enjoy a top-quality pint in relaxed and friendly surroundings. We will also serve real (traditional) cider and perry (again, niche products) plus a limited range of wine as an alternative for the non-beer drinker. Bottled water and a limited range of soft drinks will also be available.
By not offering mainstream lagers, ‘smooths’, alcopops, shots, or any other mass-produced, heavily advertised products, we expect to attract a discerning customer base that enjoys and appreciates a well-kept, pint of traditional or craft beer. From our 19 years’ experience in organising the annual Newark Beer Festival, the vast majority of beer drinkers are both responsible and well behaved. We also have a proven track record of this model having run the multi-award winning ‘Just Beer Micropub’ in nearby Newark for the last seven years without incident, plus two other BeerHeadZ outlets (Grantham and Retford) with a further five years combined without incident.
Moreover, it will be a ‘quiet’ pub: By not having pool tables, gaming machines, Juke box or television, we hope to further discourage the use of the pub by ‘undesirables’. Any occasional live entertainment (for example; to participate in community events), will be covered by TENs, if necessary.
We will also be offering and encouraging table service, free of charge. By deliberately limiting the standing area, numbers will be limited and we hope to achieve a chatty, jovial atmosphere between customers.
b) The prevention of crime and disorder.
We will:
Encourage a responsible drinking attitude. By offering only niche beers, we hope to attract more mature and responsible drinkers. We do not expect to appeal to ‘binge’ drinkers who tend to drink
lagers, alcopops, shots and the like.
Support responsible drinking initiatives such as those from the Portman Group and Drink Aware.
Offer and encourage optional table service (free of charge), therefore nurturing a more relaxed atmosphere in which to drink.
Install CCTV at the entrance and behind the bar.
Give appropriate training to staff in their roles and responsibilities.
Would be prepared to join and participate in the local Pubwatch initiative.
Strictly observe the maximum occupancy limit.
Run a ‘Challenge 25’ policy and display signs accordingly (e.g. Validate UK).
Not run any irresponsible drinks promotions (e.g. 2 for 1 or ‘Happy Hour’).
Provide an appropriate environment for drinkers, in particular, levels of seating.
Not allow drinking straight from bottle or can.
Provide adequate lighting both externally and internally.
c) Public safety.
We will:
Provide adequate lighting both externally and internally.
Comply with current legislation and regulations.
Install CCTV at the entrance and behind the bar.
d) The prevention of public nuisance.
We will:
Consider nearby residents at all times.
Have no Juke box, regular live bands or loud music.
Have a sign at the entrance requesting patrons to behave and leave in a quiet and orderly manner.
Offer a free phone call to a taxi service if required.
Provide information advising of the most appropriate routes to public transport services.
Implement a procedure of banning patrons who continually cause a nuisance or disturbance.
Implement a ‘last admission’ policy when deemed necessary.
Install CCTV at the entrance and behind the bar.
Would be prepared to join and participate in the local Pubwatch initiative.
e) The protection of children from harm.
We will:
Have no gaming machines.
Have a ‘No Vaping’ policy.
Hold no adult entertainment.
Run a ‘Challenge 25’ policy and display signs accordingly.