PEL – GENERAL
Maximum number of persons permitted on the licensed premises:
Maximum Number of Persons: Ground Floor 375
Lower Ground Floor 125
1st Floor Function Room 110
Submarine Nightclub 440
Standard Conditions
N.B. PEL Conditions 1 and 2 are no longer relevant to this licence.
3.
Police Constables for the County, authorised Officers of the Fire Authority and authorised Officers of the District Council shall, whilst on duty, be allowed to enter the licensed premises at all reasonable times, without payment.
4.
Any fire prevention and safety measures that may be required by the County Fire Officer from time to time, must be complied with.
5.
All fire fighting equipment, emergency lighting system and means of escape in case of fire must be regularly maintained and tested as required by the County Fire Officer.
6.
Seating Units
6.1 Appearance and State of Furniture
All furniture should be kept in a good state of repair and seating units should be checked after each performance to ensure that no ignition sources are present. Torn covers must be removed and repaired immediately.
Those items of furniture which contain combustible foam should, wherever possible, be treated with a fire retardant substance to achieve and maintain non-flammable properties.
(Note: The advice of the manufacturers or of a reputable upholsterer should be sought before arrangements are made for any fire retardant works to be carried out).
2
Replacement and/or Refurbishment of Furniture
When settees, armchairs and other soft furnishing units are replaced or refurbished, combustion modified high resilient foam or equivalent must be used in an in-fill material and covers or barrier cloths must meet the appropriate British Standard.
7.
Real or artificial smoke shall not be produced on the premises without the prior approval of the Licensing Authority.
8.
The licensee must inform the Licensing Authority at least 7 days prior to a performance of the intention to use laser display equipment. The licensee will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Health and Safety Executive Guidance Note HSG (G) 95.
9.
Overcrowding in such numbers as to endanger the safety of staff, patrons or performers shall not be allowed on any part of the licensed premises and the maximum number of persons permitted at any time shall not exceed the number prescribed by the Fire Officer.
10.
The licensee shall take all precautions for the safety of the public and performers whilst on the premises and shall ensure that the licensed premises and any fittings, stairways, notices are maintained in good order and condition.
11.
Whilst the premises are being used under the terms of this licence, all passages, gangways and fire exits and doors must be kept free of obstructions and the latter must remain unlocked.
12.
No alteration shall be made to the structure of the licensed premises or the arrangement of public accommodation or exits without the written consent of the Licensing Authority given under this Act.
13.
The licensee or the person in charge of the premises shall maintain and keep good order and decent behaviour on the licensed premises and shall not permit drunkenness.
14.
No exhibition, advertisement, recitation, singing or dancing which is obscene, immoral, offensive to public decency or calculated to incite any breach of the peace shall be permitted on the licensed premises.
15.
The licensee or person in charge shall be responsible for designating official stewards and shall ensure that one such steward (excluding cashiers and doormen) is in attendance for every two hundred and fifty persons in the premises. The steward(s) shall remain on duty inside the licensed premises during the whole time that the public are present and shall ensure that the approved capacity of the premises is not exceeded.
16.
When a particular function at the licensed premises is organised by a person other than the licensee such person shall be responsible for complying with the license conditions.
17.
No roller discos must be held on the licensed premises without the prior approval of the Licensing Authority.
N.B. PEL Condition 18 is no longer relevant to this licence
19.
The licensee shall not permit the use of the licensed premises to become a nuisance to persons in the neighbourhood and, in particular, shall take all necessary precautions to prevent persons in the neighbourhood being disturbed by noise. The licensee shall comply with any noise standard specified by the Licensing Authority.
20.
When required by the Licensing Authority, automatic control of the volume output from any musical equipment shall be installed and set at a level as directed by the Licensing Authority.
N.B. PEL Condition 21 is no longer relevant to this licence
22.
Other Conditions:
a. All external windows shall be kept closed during periods of entertainment.
b. All external doors shall be fitted with a suitable self-closing device and shall be kept closed except for means of ingress and egress during periods of entertainment.
Electrical Installation
The electrical installation for the whole building, including the emergency lighting system (where applicable) will be inspected and tested every three years in accordance with BS 7671:2001 and certified as satisfactory. In addition the installation will be fitted a Residual Current Device and the certificate will indicate accordingly. All certification will be certified by a competent person/business having one of the qualifications shown below:
Chartered Electrical Engineer
Approved Electrical Contractor on roll of National Inspection Council for Electrical Contracting
A Member of Electrical Contractors Association
Where remedial works or other action recommended by the competent electrical contractor is
brought to the notice of the licence holder, these will be notified to the licensing authority and
carried out within a reasonable period of time after consultation with the licensing authority.
Management of Unlawful Substances in Licensed Premises
23.
A drugs policy in respect of the premises must be submitted the Licensing Authority. Such policy will set out the procedures to be carried out for searching customers for drugs on entry to the licensed premises, the procedure for dealing with drugs found within the licensed premises and for dealing with anyone found using or supplying drugs on the premises. An example of a drugs policy is set out at Appendix 2 to the East Lindsey Community Safety Partnership document dated February 2000.
24.
The Licensee shall at all times ensure that the drugs policy referred to above is complied with.
25.
A hard-bound record book or register must be kept by the Licensee on the licensed premises to record all drugs seizures, finds and collections together with details of the member(s) of staff involved, police officer(s) to whom the drugs are released and if known details of the user or dealer involved. The register must be made available to the Licensing Authority and to the Police upon request.
26.
The Licensee shall have on the licensed premises a deposit box approved by the Police and this shall be used for the storage of any drugs found within the premises pending collection of the drugs by the Police.
27.
An appropriate storage facility shall be provided by the Licensee at the licensed premises for the storage of needles or sharps pending collection by the Police.
28.
The Licensee shall inform the Police of any drugs seizures or finds within the licensed premises as soon as practicable thereafter.
29.
An appropriate cool room/area with seating shall be provided by the Licensee within the licensed premises which must be cooler and quieter than the dancing areas.
30.
A pure and wholesome cold water supply which is free of charge shall at all times be provided to not less than one drinking water tap or fountain within each unit of sanitary accommodation provided for the use of patrons within the licensed premises. The cold water supply shall not exceed 25C when derived direct from the mains supply and should not exceed 20C when derived from the approved water storage system. Each drinking water point shall be clearly identified by a conspicuous legible notice stating "drinking water". The water shall be sufficient to allow both hygienic use of the facility and an adequate flow. The Council reserves the right to carry out an analysis of the cold water supply to the licensed premises to test whether it is pure and wholesome. Supplies of water to wash hand basins shall not be delivered to wash hand basins by a single tap providing warm water without prior approval of the Council.
31.
The Licensee must operate an effective counting system to monitor the numbers of patrons entering the licensed premises.
32.
The Licensee shall ensure that adequate first aid and medical provision is available on the licensed premises. Such provision shall be approved in writing by the Chief Executive for Ambulance Services in Lincolnshire.
Annex 2 – Conditions Consistent With the Operating Schedule
General
All staff engaged in selling alcohol (including non-personal licence holders) will be provided with suitable induction training for their job function regarding the operating standards for the premises. Such induction training to be undertaken prior to commencing employment. Refresher training will be provided for all staff at least every 6 months. (5 March 2013)
The induction and refresher training will be to a format approved by the Licensing Authority and will be recorded in a documentary form that will be available for inspection at the time of a request by Lincolnshire Police or an authorised Officer of the Licensing Authority or Lincolnshire Trading Standards. The induction and training records will be retained for the full period of each individual's employment at the premises and for at least 18 months after they have ceased employment at the premises. (5 March 2013)
All staff engaged in selling alcohol (including non-personal licence holders) will successfully undergo alcohol awareness training (that is British Institute of Innkeeping Level 1 Award in Responsible Alcohol Retailing or any other similar course approved by the Licensing Authority) within 2 months. All new staff to be trained within a period of 2 months from their commencement of employment. Such training records will be maintained and retained for the full period of each individual's employment at the premises. (5 March 2013)
The premises will be an active member of Skegness Pubwatch (whilst such a scheme is in operation).
An incident book will be maintained at the premises in which will be recorded all incidents of crime and disorder. Such book will be reviewed regularly by the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS).
All drinks shall be served in plastic/paper/ toughened glass or polycarbonate containers .
Door Supervision
A minimum of 2 SIA Registered door staff to be on duty Friday & Saturday and each Bank Holiday and Public Holiday from 2000 hours to after closing time when regulated entertainment is provided.
The Prevention of Crime and Disorder
Drinks in open containers may not be removed from the premises apart from being taken on to the Patio (as marked on the plan deposited with the Licensing Authority).
Random searching will take place on those persons suspected of carrying drugs or offensive weapons (any female who needs to be searched will be searched by a female member of the door staff or a female member of staff).
Public Safety
Not Applicable.
The Prevention of Public Nuisance
Customers will be encouraged by notices and other measures to leave the premises quietly.
The Protection of Children from Harm
Not Applicable.
Annex 3 – Conditions Attached After a Hearing by the Licensing Authority
The following conditions were attached to the premises licence as a result of a premises licence review hearing held on 7 January 2009.
CCTV
A tamper proof CCTV system shall be installed, maintained in working order and operated at the premises in liaison with and to the satisfaction of Lincolnshire Police and shall be used to record during all hours that the premises are open to the public.
A CCTV camera shall be installed, maintained in working order and operated at the locations marked, "CCTV CAMERA" on the plan of the premises.
Where the recording is on a removable medium (i.e. videotape, compact disc, flash card etc.), a secure storage system to store those recording mediums shall be provided.
The images recorded by the CCTV system shall be retained in unedited form for a period of not less than 28 days.
Any outside area used for the consumption of alcohol shall be fully covered by a CCTV to the satisfaction of Lincolnshire Police.
All CCTV recordings must be made available to Lincolnshire Police on request.
Prevention of sale or supply of alcohol to persons under 18 years of age
There shall be in place for the premises a written policy to prevent the sale or supply of alcohol to persons under 18 years of age. That policy shall require any person who appears to be under the age of 25 years to produce one of the following forms of identification:-
a recognised proof of age card accredited under the British Retail Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)
photo driving licence
passport
Citizen card supported by the Home Office
Official ID card issued by HM Forces or European Union bearing a photograph and birth of the holder
A notice or notices shall be displayed in and at the entrance to the premises where they can be clearly seen and read and shall indicate that it is unlawful for persons under 18 to purchase alcohol or for any person to purchase alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 years of age.
On every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, persons under the age of 18 shall not be permitted in the main bar (as marked on the premises licence plan) between 2100 Hours and the terminal hour other than for accessing the toilet and/or restaurant on the first floor of the premises. At each entrance to the premises a notice shall be displayed to the above effect.
The following conditions were attached to the premises licence as a result of a premises licence review hearing held on 18 January 2012.
1. There shall be in place for the premises a written Challenge 25 Policy.
2. A personal licence holder to be present on the premises at all times during the sale of alcohol.
3. The Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) at the premises to successfully undergo the British Institute of Inn Keeping DPS training course within 3 months. In addition, two other senior employees must undertake the aforementioned course within 3 months. Any new DPS to be trained (on the aforementioned course) within 2 months of commencement of employment.
4. The premises to maintain a log of all attempted purchases by under 18s.
5. Documentary evidence of all staff training to be provided to the Licensing Team of East Lindsey District Council within one month of completion.
6. A minimum of 1 SIA registered door supervisor to be on duty at the premises on Thursday from 2000 Hours to after closing time when regulated entertainment is provided. (N.B. This is in addition to the requirement for door staff on Friday and Saturday)