West Northamptonshire Council

Menthol

59-61 Abington Street, Northampton, NN1 2AW

Completed application 082363 which is a Cancellation/Surrender/Lapsed for Premises Licence from 14/12/2021 to 11/01/2023

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.

   

• Conditions as per Operating Schedule

   

  General

   

  The statement of licensing policy was not available on the council webpage, the conditions offered are generic, the client is happy to accept any variations to accord with Northampton's model conditions if required. As the policy was not available we cannot confirm whether the premises is located within a CIZ.

  Summary of conditions:

  CCTV

  CHALLENGE 25

  BI-ANNUAL LICENSING ACT 2003 TRAINING

  INCIDENT LOG

  REFUSALS REGISTER

   

  The Prevention of Crime & Disorder

   

  There shall be CCTV in operation at the premises and;

  a) a member of staff who has been nominated in writing and who is conversant with the operation of the CCTV system shall be on the premises at all times when the premises are open to the public.

  b) if the premises are not open, and subject to the tests set out by virtue of the Data Protection Act, within 24 hours of a request for access to the CCTV system from either the police or licensing authority, this staff member must be able to show a Police, HMRC or authorised council officer recent data or footage with the absolute minimum of delay when requested

  c)Footage shall continuously record and be retained for a period of 31 days at least.

   

  Public Safety

   

  A daily incident log shall be kept at the premises for a period of at least 12 months from the date of last entry, which will record the following:

  (a) all crimes reported to the venue

  (b) all ejections of patrons

  (c) any complaints received

  (d) any incidents of disorder

  (e) any faults in the CCTV repaired within 24hrs

  (f) any refusal of the sale of alcohol

  (g) any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service.

  (h) any lost property found or handed to staff at the premises.

  (i) any other relevant incidents to be recorded.

   

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  All staff responsible for selling alcohol shall receive regular training in the Licensing Act 2003 in terms of the licensing objectives, offences committed under the Act and conditions of the Premises Licence.

  Written records of staff training in the Licensing Act 2003 shall be retained and made available to police and authorised officers of the Licensing Authority on request.

  Staff shall receive refresher training in the Licensing Act 2003 at intervals of no more than 12 months.

  Signed and dated records shall be kept of all staff training and such records kept available for inspection at the premises for a period of at least one calendar year from the last date of

  entry.

   

  The Protection of Children from Harm

   

  A “Challenge 25” age verification policy shall be operated at the Premises during the permitted hours for the sale of alcohol and staff shall be trained in respect of the policy. Staff

  shall ask for proof of age from anyone they suspect of being less than 25 years of age.

  The only acceptable forms of identification shall be a photo style driving licence, a passport, a photo identification card bearing the PASS logo in a hologram format, military ID or recognised national photographic identity cards from member countries of the European Union.

  Posters shall be displayed in prominent positions around the premises advising customers of the Challenge 25 policy in force at the premises.

  A record shall be maintained recording every occasion when the sale of alcohol has been refused. The record shall;

  a) give the date and time of the occasion; a brief description of the customer and the name of the member of staff who refused to sell the alcohol.

  b) be kept at the Premises and available for inspection by authorised officers of the Licensing Authority and the Police at all times the Premises are open.