West Northamptonshire Council

Northampton Old Scouts RFC

Rushmere Road, Northampton, NN1 5RY

Premises Licence PL1245 from from 09/02/2021 to 15/03/2023

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• any playing of recorded music
• 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.

   

• 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.”

   

   

   

                             

• 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 Agreed with Police & Environmental Health

   

  1. When alcohol is sold at an event the following conditions shall apply to all bars, both for the public and in any hospitality areas:

  a) Bars will be closed at least 30 minutes before the event finish time.

  b) Bars will not be permitted to run price promotions, happy hours or other promotions designed to encourage excessive drinking.

   

  2. Substantial food and non-intoxicating beverages, including free drinking water, shall be available on any day the premises are open in all parts of the premises where alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises.

   

  3. A Challenge 21 proof of age scheme shall be operated at the premises.

   

  4. Members of the public attending any event shall not bring any alcohol into the event.

   

  5. Any sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall be sold in sealed containers and ancillary to take away food.

   

  6. Any staff engaged outside the entrance to the premises, or supervising or controlling queues or traffic, shall wear high visibility jackets or vests.

   

  7. The licence holder shall ensure that any queue to enter the premises which forms outside the premises is orderly and supervised by staff so as to ensure that there is no public nuisance or obstruction to the public highway.

   

  8. Patrons shall be encouraged not to congregate outside the premises after the event has finished.

   

  9. An incident log shall be kept at the premises, and made available on request to an authorised officer of the Council or the Police. It must be completed within 24 hours of the incident and will record the following:

  (a) All crimes reported to the venue

  (b) All ejections of patrons

  (c) Any complaints received concerning crime and disorder

  (d) Any incidents of disorder

  (e) all seizures of drugs or offensive weapons

  (g) Any refusal of the sale of alcohol

  (h) Any visit by a relevant authority or emergency service

   

  10. The premises will have a recordable means of monitoring and controlling its capacity.

   

  11. There shall be adequate means of control to ensure that only permitted numbers of persons gain access to the event site.

   

  12. A communication system must be provided to ensure the effective operation of the site under both normal and emergency evacuation conditions. The Licensee must provide an adequate incident control centre and a rendezvous point for the Police and other emergency services.

   

  13. Emergency exits and entrances to the event area must be kept clear at all times and must be provided with clearly visible signage.

   

  14. Adequate parking shall be provided within the confines of Old Scouts Rugby Club for persons attending events.

   

  15. Where necessary sufficient numbers of stewards/marshals/Security Industry Authority registered door staff shall be employed as required by a risk assessment conducted by the DPS.

   

  16. Sufficient staff shall remain on site once an event has finished to ensure that patrons leave the premises safely.

   

  17. Between the hours of 19:00 to 23:00 subjective noise monitoring at the boundary of the licensable area (nearest to the noise sensitive property on Tanfield Lane) should be undertaken on a frequent basis or when a noise complaint is made direct to the event organiser and recorded in the site log book with any corrective actions undertaken to address any noise issue.

  18. Upon reasonable request from an authorised Officer of the Environmental Health or Licencing Enforcement Service, the event organiser shall reduce the overall background noise level to an agreed acceptable level upon receipt of a valid noise nuisance complaint being made to the Council.

  19. No alteration or modification to any existing sound system(s) should be effected without prior knowledge of an authorised Officer of the Environmental Health Service.

  20. No background music must be played past 23:00 hrs.

  21. A direct telephone number for the manager at the premises shall be publicly available at all times the premises is open. This telephone number is to be made available to residents and businesses in the vicinity.

  22. Notices shall be prominently displayed strategically throughout the event field and exit(s) requesting patrons to respect the needs of local residents and businesses and leave the area quietly.

  23. There shall be no admittance or re-admittance to the premises after (23.00) except for patrons permitted to temporarily leave the premises to smoke.

  24. No waste or recyclable materials, including bottles, shall be moved, removed from or placed in waste areas between (23.00) hours and (08.00) hours on the following day.

  25. No deliveries to the premises shall take place between (23.00) and (08.00) on the following day.

  26. During the hours of operation of the premises, the licence holder shall ensure sufficient measures are in place to remove and prevent litter or waste arising or accumulating from customers in the area immediately outside the premises, and that this area shall be swept and or washed, and litter and sweepings collected and stored in accordance with the approved refuse storage arrangements by close of business.