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
In line with football association regulations, alcohol may only be consumed under cover. There will be no drinking next to the pitch. All spectators will pay an entrance fee and only they will be allowed to use the club house. The DPS or other personal licence holder will always be on site whilst alcohol is being served.
b) Prevention of crime and disorder
The club appoints its own stewards to control crime and disorder. Anyone not obeying the rules will be removed immediately and barred from the ground.
CCTV will record 24 hours a day. We will retain the footage for 28 days and it will be available upon request by Police or Licensing Authority.
Gates will be locked when the venue is not in use.
c) Public safety
Stewards are nominates before the match begins to ensure crime prevention and public safety. The facilities will only be used by players and club supporters.
Ground and footpaths will be floodlit during hours of darkness.
d) The prevention of public nuisance
If the attendance goes over 500 then police will be informed and paid for to help steward to the crowd. If Police cannot accommodate this, then SIA approved security staff will be used. Below 500 attendees, there will be up to 10 stewards.
Notices will be displayed asking patrons to leave quietly and be respectful to the neighbours.
e) The protection of children from harm
Children are only allowed within the ground and clubhouse when supervised by an adult. No one under 18 years old will be allowed to consume alcohol.
We will operate a ‘Challenge 25’ Policy and notices will be displayed at the premises, advertising this.
Conditions agreed with Environmental Health
1. Noise Management Plan
“The premises shall operate in accordance with a written Noise Management Plan, to be submitted to and approved in writing by the Licensing Authority prior to the commencement of the varied activities. The plan shall be reviewed periodically and updated as necessary in consultation with the Licensing Authority.”
The Noise Management Plan shall include:
Control of amplified sound levels within the building
Procedures to ensure doors and windows remain closed during regulated entertainment
Management and supervision of the external terrace
Measures for the orderly dispersal of patrons
A procedure for recording and responding to complaints
Identification of a responsible person on duty
In addition, the Noise Management Plan shall adopt a risk-based approach to the control of amplified music:
For occasional events, noise shall be managed through active monitoring at the site boundary and, where necessary, at the nearest noise-sensitive receptor, with immediate action taken to reduce levels where there is a risk of disturbance.
Where live or amplified music events occur on a more regular basis, or where substantiated complaints are received, additional mitigation measures shall be implemented. These may include the installation and use of a sound limiting device, the details of which shall be agreed in writing with the Licensing Authority. The rating level of noise from amplified music, as measured at the façade of the nearest noise-sensitive premises, shall not exceed the background sound level (LA90) by more than 5 dB.
The Noise Management Plan shall be reviewed following any substantiated complaint and updated as necessary to ensure ongoing noise control.
2. Control of Noise Breakout
“All external doors and windows shall be kept closed during live and recorded music, except for access and egress.”
3. External Areas
“No amplified music or speech shall be relayed to any external area of the premises.”
“The external terrace shall not be used by patrons after 23:00 hours, except for smoking, and shall be suitably managed to prevent noise nuisance.”
4. Complaints Log
A written record of all noise complaints received by the premises shall be maintained. The record shall include the date and time of the complaint, the name and contact details of the complainant (where provided), the nature of the complaint, any actions taken by the premises in response, and whether follow-up contact was made with the complainant to ensure the matter was resolved. The record shall be safely kept and made available to the Licensing Authority upon request.