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)
Mandatory condition for the showing of films
During the showing of films, the admission of children must be restricted in accordance with recommendations given either by a body designated under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (the British Board of Film Classification - BBFC) or by the licensing authority.
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
1. 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
2. All staff involved in the sale, supply or provision of alcohol must be trained in relation to the licensing objectives. Refresher training must be undertaken and all training must be documented and made available to an authorised officer upon request.
3. A colour CCTV system shall be installed in the premises and will display on any recording the time and date of the recording and;
· The system will be operated during all permitted hours
· The cameras shall be sufficient in number to view any area used for licensable activity and any exit/entry and the area immediately outside the main entrance.
· Signs must be displayed in the premises to indicate that CCTV is in use and when dealing with incidents or unruly behaviour, staff should indicate that CCTV is recording the incident.
· The system must be kept in working order, and must be regularly maintained and any faults rectified immediately.
· Images and recordings must be kept for 28 days and must be available to the police or any authorised officer promptly upon request. Staff must be trained to access and operate the system and download images.
· The recordings must be capable of being accessed and downloaded to another format (e.g. a USB stick or DVD or other recognised format)
4. Prior to licensable activities taking place a risk assessment must be carried out and an appropriate number of SIA registered door supervisors must be utilised at the premises in accordance with the said risk assessment. The risk assessment must be documented and made available for inspection by an authorised officer upon request.
5. Prior to licensable activities taking place, a risk assessment must be carried out to determine whether the use of plastic or polycarbonate drinking vessels is appropriate. This would include the requirement to decant drinks from glass bottles into polycarbonate vessels. The risk assessment must be documented and made available to an authorised officer upon request.
6. When the police deem it appropriate plastic/polycarbonate drinking vessels must be used at the premise.
7. During Category C football matched, plastic/polycarbonate drinking vessels must be used. All bottles must be decanted into these vessels. At least two SIA registered door staff must be present at the premises at least 2 hours before kick-off. The doors to the premises must be closed upon police request post-match depending on dynamic risk assessments
8. Notices must be displayed at all exits requesting that customers leave the premises quietly
9. Regular patrols must take place around the exterior of the premises while licensable activities are taking place to check exterior noise levels.