STAN 1
This premises licence has been granted subject to the relevant embedded conditions and restrictions contained in the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, the Licensing Act 1964 and other relevant legislation. The conditions and restrictions to include the following:
NOTE: The original Special Hours Certificate (Section 77, Licensing Act 1964) issued by the Licensing Justice’ limited the benefit of extended hours as follows:
2300 to Midnight Monday to Saturday between 17 March to 31 October
2300 to Midnight Friday and Saturday between 1 November to 16 March
The following embedded restrictions relating to permitted hours should therefore be read accordingly.
ON 1
1. Permitted Hours
Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours.
In this condition, permitted hours means:
a) On weekdays, other than Christmas Day, Good Friday or New Year’s Eve, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
b) On Sundays, other than Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve, 12 noon to 10.30p.m.
c) On Good Friday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m.
d) On Christmas Day, 12 noon to 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
e) On New Year’s Eve, except on a Sunday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
f) On New Year’s Eve on a Sunday, 12 noon to 10.30 p.m
g) On New Year’s Eve from the end of permitted hours on New Year’s Eve to the start of permitted hours on the following day.
Restrictions
The above restrictions do not prohibit:
a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises;
b) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;
c) during the first thirty minutes after the above hours the consumption of the alcohol on the premises by persons taking meals there if the alcohol was supplied for consumption as ancillary to the meals;
d) consumption of the alcohol on the premises or the taking of sale or supply of alcohol to any person residing in the licensed premises;
e) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the despatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;
f) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;
g) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces;
h) the taking of alcohol from the premises by a person residing there; or
i) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to any private friends of a person residing there who are bona fide entertained by him at his own expense, or the consumption of alcohol by persons so supplied; or
j) the supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises to persons employed there for the purposes of the business carried on by the holder of the licence, or the consumption of alcohol so supplied, if the liquor is supplied at the expense of their employer or of the person carrying on or in charge of the business on the premises.
2. Music and Refreshment
The licensee may also provide and permit:
a) Entertainment by way of music and singing but only by the reproduction of recorded sound (this does not permit the use of karaoke, disc jockeys, compares, etc.);
b) The consumption of late night refreshment for a period of 30 minutes after the permitted hours set out above.
SHC 1
Where a special hours certificate is in force on all or certain days, replace the permitted hours condition for those days with the following:
1. Subject to the following paragraphs, the permitted hours on weekdays shall extend until two o’clock in the morning following [or, if an earlier hour is specified in the special hours certificate, that hour], except that—
a) the permitted hours shall end at midnight . . . on any day on which music and dancing is not provided after midnight; and
b) on any day that music and dancing end between midnight and two o’clock in the morning, the permitted hours shall end when the music and dancing end;
2. In relation to the morning on which summer time begins, paragraph (1) of this condition shall have effect—
a) with the substitution of references to three o’clock in the morning for references to two o’clock in the morning [or one hour following the hour actually specified in the certificate where the certificate currently requires closure between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m.]
3. Except on Sundays immediately before bank holidays, the permitted hours on Sundays shall extend until thirty minutes past midnight in the morning following [or, if an earlier hour is specified in the special hours certificate, that hour], except that—
a) the permitted hours shall end at midnight on any Sunday on which music and dancing is not provided after midnight;
b) where music and dancing end between midnight on any Sunday and thirty minutes past midnight, the permitted hours on that Sunday shall end when the music and dancing end.
4. On Sundays immediately before bank holidays other than Easter Sunday, the permitted hours shall extend until 2 a.m. in the morning following, except that—
a) the permitted hours shall end at midnight on any Sunday on which music and dancing is not provided after midnight;
b) where music and dancing end between midnight on any Sunday and 2 a.m., the permitted hours on that Sunday shall end when the music and dancing end.
The sale of alcohol must be ancillary to the use of the premises for music and dancing and substantial refreshment.
PEL – GENERAL
Maximum number of persons permitted on the licensed premises:
Maximum Number of Persons: 180
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.
18. The licensee shall ensure that sanitary conveniences and washing facilities are provided on the licensed premises for staff, patrons and performers to a standard required by the Director of Environmental Services of the East Lindsey District Council. (Appendix A)
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.
Other Conditions: Not applicable
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.