THE BLIND TIGER BAR

1-2 PAWNSHOP PASSAGE, LOUTH, LN11 9JQ

Completed application 078933 which is a New Application for Premises Licence from 31/08/2023 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an exhibition of a film
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• a performance of dance
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  MC1

  Only individuals licensed by the Security Industry Authority may be used at the premises to guard against:

   

  a)              unauthorised access or occupation (e.g. door supervision) or,

  b)              outbreaks of disorder, or

  c)              damage

   

  S21 Licensing Act 2003

   

  MC2

  No supply of alcohol may be made under this licence:

   

  a)              at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of it, or

  b)              at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.

   

  S19 Licensing Act 2003

   

  MC3

  Every retail sale or supply of alcohol made under this licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

   

  S19 Licensing Act 2003

   

  MC4

  The admission of children under the age of 18 to film exhibitions permitted under the terms of this licence shall be restricted in accordance with any recommendations made

   

  a)              by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), where the film has been classified by that Board, or

  b)              by the Licensing Authority where no classification certificate has been granted by the BBFC, or, where the licensing authority has notified the licence holder that section 20(3)(b) (74(3)(b) for clubs) of the Licensing Act 2003 applies to the film.

   

  S20/74 Licensing Act 2003

   

  MC6

  (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).

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

   

  MC8

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

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

   

  MC9

  (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 licences 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.

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

   

  MC10

  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; and

   

  (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 Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014

   

  MC11

  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 + (D×V) where:

   

  (i) P is the permitted price,

  (ii) D is the amount 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) ‘value 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 price 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.

   

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General

  Not Applicable.

  The Prevention of Crime and Disorder

  A tamper resistant CCTV system shall be installed, maintained in working order and operated at the premises.

  CCTV images shall be retained for a period of no less than 28 days.

  Recordings of incidents at the premises must be made secure for inspection by the Police, or Licensing Authority, and provided on lawful request. This means that a member of staff shall be available within 24 hours or by prior appointment who can operate the CCTV system and provide recordings in accordance with lawful requirements

  Public Safety

  A refusals book, or electronic record, shall be kept recording all instances where service of alcohol is refused. Records to be retained for at least 12 months and shall be made available for inspection to the Police, or Authorised Officers of a Responsible Authority, upon request.

  There shall be provided at the premises door supervisors to such a number, if any, as the management of the premises consider are sufficient to control the entry of persons to the premises and for the keeping of order in the premises when they are used for a licensable activity.

  A record/log book shall be kept on the premises by the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) of every person employed on the premises as a door supervisor. The record shall be retained for a minimum period of 12 months from date of completion and contain the following details:

  a)              The door supervisor's name;

  b)              His/Her Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence number;

  c)              The time and date he/she commenced and concluded their duty;

  d)              The door supervisors shall sign each entry; and

  e)              The Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) or other authorised person shall also endorse each entry as having checked the authenticity of the individual door supervisor.

  An incident book shall be kept at the premise in which details of crime and/or disorder that relate to, or are linked with, licensable activities at the premises shall be recorded.

  The incident book shall be retained for a minimum period of 12 months from date of completion and contain the following details:

  a)              time, date and location of incident.

  b)              nature of the incident

  c)              the result of the incident.

  d)              action taken to prevent further such incidents.

  e)              each entry shall be signed by the Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) or other responsible person employed at the premises and so authorised by the DPS.

  The incident book shall be made available to the Police, or Authorised Officers of the Licensing Authority, upon request. Each entry shall be retained for a minimum period of 12 months from date of completion.

  Patrons shall not be allowed to enter or leave the premises whilst in the possession of alcoholic drink in unsealed containers.  For clarity, leaving the premises includes leaving for any reason whether temporarily or otherwise. This condition does not apply to any areas that are set aside for the consumption of alcohol where the premises provide outdoor seating for customers that is not within any licensed area defined on the licensing plan. Any such areas are to be monitored and there should be no unnecessary delays in clearing any used glassware and/or bottles.

  The Prevention of Public Nuisance

  When live or recorded music is taking place after 2300 Hours any external windows in areas where live or recorded music is taking place shall be kept closed until the entertainment is no longer taking place, and any door(s) leading from the areas where the regulated entertainment is taking place to outside be closed for the same period save for entry and exit to the premises (NB: this may not in all cases be the last door out of the premises and may be one within a lobby or corridor).

  Signage asking customers to ‘please leave quietly’

  The Protection of Children from Harm

  Challenge 21 shall be implemented, and a proof of age policy shall be applied with the accepted means of proof of age being:

  a)              Passport

  b)              Photo Driving Licence

  c)              A recognised valid photo-id card bearing the PASS hologram

  All staff responsible for selling alcohol shall receive 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 this training shall be retained for a period of no less than 12 months and made available upon request to Police and Authorised Officers of the Licensing Authority.

  No activities are proposed that may give rise to concern in respect of children but should any activities occur that may give rise to concern in respect of children then suitable measures and restrictions shall be implemented.

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  Not Applicable.

   

   

• ANNEX 4 - Licensable activities are permitted in accordance with the layout of the premise shown on the plan attached to the premises licence (and deposited with the Licensing Authority).