ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE
Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied unless it is paid for before or at the time when it is sold or supplied, except alcohol sold or supplied:
a) with and for consumption at a meal supplied at the same time, consumed with the meal and paid for together with the meal;
b) for consumption by a person residing in the premises or his guest and paid for together with his accommodation;
c) to a canteen or mess.
No person under fourteen shall be in the bar of the licensed premises during the permitted hours unless one of the following applies:
a) He is the child of the holder of the premises licence.
b) He resides in the premises, but is not employed there.
c) He is in the bar solely for the purpose of passing to or from some part of the premises which is not a bar and to or from which there is no other convenient means of access or egress.
d) The bar is in railway refreshment rooms or other premises constructed, fitted and intended to be used bona fide for any purpose to which the holding of the licence is ancillary.
In this condition “bar” includes any place exclusively or mainly used for the consumption of alcohol. But an area is not a bar when it is usual for it to be, and it is, set apart for the service of table meals and alcohol is only sold or supplied to persons as an ancillary to their table meals.
Alcohol may be sold or supplied at any time:
a) on premises which are bona fide used, or intended to be used, for the purpose of habitually providing for reward board and lodging, including breakfast and at least one other customary main meal;
b) subject to the condition that alcohol shall not be sold or supplied on the premises otherwise than to persons residing there or their private friends bona fide entertained by them at their own expense, and for consumption by such a person or his private friend so entertained by him either on the premises or with a meal supplied at but to be consumed off the premises.
c) there must be adequate sitting accommodation in a room not to be used for sleeping accommodation for the service of substantial refreshment or for the supply or consumption of alcohol.
CCTV will be installed, maintained and operated to the satisfaction of the Chief Officer of Police and Local Authority.
Recordings will be maintained for an appropriate period of time (generally one month- but to be agreed with Police & Local Authority).
If the CCTV equipment is inoperative, the Police & Local Authority will be informed as soon as possible and immediate steps will be taken to put the equipment back into action.
A notice will be displayed at the entrance to the premises advising that CCTV is in operation.
CCTV will be registered under the Data Protection Act 1998 with the Information Commissioner.
SIA Registered Door supervisors will be employed where appropriate, depending on the age group and type of persons attending a function.
An anti drug policy agreed by the Police and local authority will be in force.
A detailed “customer code of conduct” poster will be displayed warning customers that if they act in an inappropriate manner, they could be barred from all licensed premises in the vicinity.
The premises will be a member of Pubwatch and a representative will attend Pubwatch meetings and participate in all initiatives.
Gangways, exit routes and steps will be maintained in good order with non-slippery and even surfaces, edges of steps and stairways will be conspicuously marked.
The electrical system, including portable appliances will be inspected and tested annually by a competent person to ensure safety.
All safety certificates and inspection reports will be kept on site and made available for inspection by officers of relevant statutory bodies.
Free drinking water will be available at all times.
All external doors and windows will be kept shut, other than for access and egress in all rooms when events involving amplified music or speech or other entertainment likely to give rise to noise.
Emergency exits will be well fitted and kept shut during opening hours.
Staff will check prior to entertainment, and periodically during the entertainment, that all windows and doors are shut.
Suitable signage at the exit to request the co-operation of patrons, in particular to make as little noise as possible when leaving the premises.
A senior member of staff (manager) will assess the impact of any noisy activities on neighbouring residential premises at the start of the activity/entertainment and periodically throughout the activity/entertainment.
Management will control the sound levels of the music / entertainment.
Patrons will not be allowed to sit on benches consuming alcohol after 11.00pm.
Fire exit doors leading from the rear of the hall onto Fore Street will be fitted with automatic closing devices and double-glazed.
Both sets of exit doors from the function room will be fitted with acoustic seal.
The automatic closing doors will be used to prevent people re-entering the premises and signs will be placed to inform customers as such.
A proof of age policy to the satisfaction of the police and the Local Authority will be in place.