West Northamptonshire Council

The 8th Earl Spencer Centre

Bedford Road, Northampton, NN4 7AA

Completed application 056437 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 28/06/2018 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• provision of late night refreshment
• the sale by retail of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

   

  19              Mandatory conditions where licence authorises 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.

   

• The following mandatory conditions are to be applied to the licence stated above in accordance with The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2014.

  The following conditions shall come into force on 28th May 2014

  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 purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 1-

                (a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic
                    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 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) “valued 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 prie 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.

   

• ADDITIONAL MANDATORY CONDITIONS.

   

  The following mandatory conditions are to be applied to the licence stated above in accordance with The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) Order 2010 as amended by the The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions)(Amendment) Order 2014.

   

  The following conditions shall come into force on 1st October 2014

   

  1.  (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).

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

  3.  (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.

  4.  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.”

   

   

   

                             

• LICENSING CONDITIONS

   

  A fully working and maintained CCTV system capable of recording and storing images must be installed on the premises. The system must record at all times the premises is open to the public and images must be stored for a minimum of 14 days with date & time stamping. As a minimum this must cover all entry and exit points, both sides of all areas where the sale/supply of alcohol takes place.

   

  All recordings must be made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request and in line with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.

   

  All staff involved in the retail of alcohol will be trained in relation to the law regarding its sale. This training must be completed prior to them being authorised to sell alcohol and refreshed every 12 months as a minimum.  A record of this training must be kept and maintained with a copy of the syllabus attached.  The recipient of the training must sign to state that they have received and understood the training and this should be dated. Training records must be kept on the premises at all times and made available to an officer from a responsible authority upon reasonable request.

   

  No children under the age of 18yrs old will be allowed to enter or remain on the premises after 21.00 unless for the purposes of attendance at a pre-booked private function and in which case under the supervision of a person age no less than 21-year-old.

   

   

  ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS

   

  All windows and external doors shall be kept closed at all times when regulated entertainment takes place, except for the immediate access and egress of persons.

  No licensable activities involving amplified music should take place within the outside licensable area (e.g. the balcony). 

  Loudspeakers should not be located in the outside licensable area.