AJ's Bar

113 Blackburn Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 1JJ

Completed application 057713 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 08/03/2024 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• any playing of recorded music
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• Mandatory Conditions where the licence authorises the sale of alcohol

   

  1              No supply of alcohol may be made under the premise licence -

   

  (a) at a time when there is no designated premise supervisor in respect of the    licence , or

   

  (b) at a time when the designated premise supervisor does not hold a personal licence, or his licence has been suspended.

   

    2                             The supply of alcohol under a premises licence must be made or authorised by a      

  person who holds a personal licence.

   

  Irresponsible Drinks Promotions - Mandatory Conditions

   

  3.              (1)              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.

   

                (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-

   

                              (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).

   

      

  4.              The responsible person must ensure that free potable water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.

   

  Age Verification Policy - Mandatory Condition

   

  5.              (1)              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.

   

         (2)  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.

   

                (3)              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.

   

   

  Availability of different Measures - Mandatory Condition

   

  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.

   

  Mandatory condition where Door Supervisors are provided

  All individuals who carry out security activities must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority (SIA)

   

   

  Alcohol Pricing

   

  1.              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.

   

  2.              For the purpose of the condition set out in paragraph 1-

   

  (a)              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcohol Liquor duties Act (1979)

  (b)              “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula -

   

  P=D + (DxV)

                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;

   

  (c)              “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premise licence -

   

  (i)              The holder of the premise licence

  (ii)              The designated premise 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

   

  3.              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.

   

  4.              (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

   

   

• Conditions Consistent with the Operating Schedule

   

  Staff must be trained in the prevention of sales of alcohol to persons under 18 years of age.  Training must be recorded in a register, records must be kept for a minimum of 12 months and made available to the Police and other authorised officers upon request.  Refresher training around the licensing objectives must be carried out every 12 months.

   

  CCTV must be in operation whenever the premises is open for licensable activities.  Images should be retained for a minimum period of 31 days and made available to the police and any other authorised officer upon request.  Trained staff must be available to be able to download requested images upon request.

   

  An incident book must be in operation at the premises with any incidents of crime and disorder being recorded.  These records will be made available to the Police and authorised officer upon request.  Records should be kept for a minimum of 12 months.

   

  A zero tolerance drugs policy must be adopted by the premises.  A copy of the current policy must be retained on site and be made available for inspection by any authorised officer upon request.

   

  Regular glass collections must take place both internally and in any external areas used by the premises.

   

  Whenever the premises is open for the purpose of carrying out licensable activities after 22:00 hours on a Friday, Saturday or Bank Holiday Sunday, at least one SIA registered door supervisor will be on duty form 22:00 hours until the close of business.

   

  A record must be kept on the premises by the DPS or every person employed as a door supervisor containing the following details: Name, date of birth, SIA badge number, date and time the finish and signed by that person.

   

  Refuse and/or bottles must not be placed into external receptacles between the hours of 22:00 hours and 08:00 hours each day.

   

  Management of the premises must ensure, where reasonably practicable, that any deliveries made to the premises are done during a time when they could not cause a disturbance to nearby residents.

   

  Any outdoor areas must not be used for the consumption of alcohol after 22:00 hours.

   

  Clear legible notices must be displayed at the entrances and exits requesting that customers respect the needs of residents and leave the area quietly.

   

  Doors and windows must be kept closed during the playing of amplified music save for access and egress or in the event of an emergency.

   

  Following the grant of this licence, before the venue can offer regulated entertainment involving amplified music, an appropriate noise report, to identify any potential noise impact on occupiers of the nearest noise sensitive premises, must be undertaken by an experienced and qualified Acoustic Consultant and any necessary control measures recommended must be implemented in the form of a Noise Management Plan.   A copy of the acoustic report should be provided to the Councils Environmental Health department. 

   

  All persons under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.

   

  All persons under the age of 18 must be off the premises no later than 21:00 hours unless attending a pre-arranged function or a member of staff. I.e. glass collector.

   

  A Challenge 25 Policy must be adopted.  All persons who are purchasing alcohol who appear to be under the age of 25 years shall be required to produce proof of age by way of the following:

  A recognised proof of age card accredited under the British Retail Consortium Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)

  UK Photo driving licence

  Passport

  Citizen card supported by the Home Office

  Official ID card issued by HM Forces or European Union Member State bearing a photograph and birth date of the holder.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

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