West Northamptonshire Council

WH Smith

Unit A, Northampton Rail, Black Lion Hill, Northampton, NN1 1SP

Completed application 100813 which is a Change of Name/Address of Holder/Address DPS for Premises Licence from 03/06/2026 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• 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.

   

• ANNEX 2 - 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 attended by The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014.

   

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

   

  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 of alcohol 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 out in accordance wit the age verification policy.

   

     (3) The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 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.

   

   

   

   

• 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.

   

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  Proposed conditions as per Operating Schedule

   

  1. Any detail shown on the plan that is not required by the licensing plans regulations is indicative only and subject to change at any time

   

  2. Locations of fire safety equipment and other safety equipment subject to change in accordance with the requirements of the Responsible Authorities or following a risk assessment.

   

  3. All sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall be in sealed containers only, and shall not be consumed on the premises.

   

  4. A CCTV system is installed within the premises. Copies of recordings will be kept for 31 days and made available to the Licensing Authority or Responsible Authorities upon request.

   

  5. Measures will be in place for the safe evacuation of persons with disabilities in case of fire or emergency

   

  6. An age Challenge Scheme with an Age Challenge of not less than 25 years is to be in force for persons who appear to be less than 25 and who are attempting to purchase alcohol.

   

  7. Staff are trained to ensure that in case of any doubt whether a purchaser is over the age of 18 that they must refuse a sale of alcohol unless valid identification is produced. Valid identification is limited to:

   

  a) Passport

   

  b) Photo Driving Licence

   

  c) PASS Accredited Holographic Proof of Age Card

   

  d) National including EU Identity Card

   

  8. All displays of alcohol will be appropriately ticketed to advise purchasers that it is an office for those under 18 to purchase alcohol.

   

  9. Prominent notices will be displayed at points of sale advising customers that they may be asked to provide evidence of age.

   

  10. All spirits to be displayed behind checkout areas to which only members of staff have access

   

   

  11. A till prompt will be installed which will ask for a staff member to confirm they have checked the age for age restricted products.

   

  12. A log shall be kept detailing all refused sales of alcohol in either paper or electronic form. The log should include the date and time of the refused sale and the name of the member of staff who refused the sale. The log shall be available for inspection at the premises by the police or an authorised officer.