ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE
1. Toilets shall be checked throughout the day by Management and Staff
2. Posters shall be displayed addressing underage drinking issues
3. CCTV shall operate to cover all entrances and exits
4. All windows and doors shall remain closed when live music is being played
5. All areas shall be provided with extraction units
6. The Premises Licence Holder, management and all employees shall ensure a staggered departure of customers and ensure they leave in a quite and orderly fashion
7. There shall be no unaccompanied children under the age of 18 years permitted to enter the premises at any time
8. Children under the age of 16 years shall be accompanied by an adult at all times and allowed access to the children’s area and beer garden until 21:00hrs only
9. There shall be no striptease or nudity at any time
STANDARD PRE-EXISITNG CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO ‘ON LICENCE WITH NO CHILDREN’S CERTIFICATE’
Permitted Hours
1. Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied except during permitted hours as stated on the Premises Licence.
The above restrictions do not prohibit :
a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours the consumption of alcohol on the premises;
b) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking away of 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 an ancillary to their meals.
d) the sale or supply of alcohol to, or consumption of alcohol by, any person residing at the licensed premises;
e) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the dispatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;
f) the sale or alcohol to a trader for the purpose of his trade, or to a registered club for the purposes of the 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;
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;
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 liquor 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.
Children
2. The embedded restrictions with regard to children under the Licensing Act 1964 have been removed at the discretion of Scarborough Borough Council’s Licensing Authority. The Licensing Act 2003 restrictions and any conditions offered in the Operating Schedule will, however, apply.
PRE-EXISITING CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO SCARBOROUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL’S SPECIAL AND STANDARD CONDITIONS FOR PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS LICENCES
OCCUPANCY: 70
STANDARD CONDITIONS:
1. In these conditions the following terms have the following meanings assigned to them:
“the Licensing Authority” means the Scarborough Borough Council.
“the Police Authority” means the North Yorkshire Police Authority.
“the Fire Authority” means the North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
“the Conditions” means these conditions and any special conditions attached to the Licence
“the Licence” means the licence granted by the Licensing Authority.
“the Licensee” means the person or persons to whom the Licence has been granted, by the Licensing Authority.
“Responsible Person” means a person nominated by the Licensee in accordance with Condition 7 and excludes a person who has an unspent conviction for an offence involving violence, burglary, theft, fraud, deception, manufacture or supply of a controlled substance, or road traffic offence which incurred a prison sentence.
“the Premises” means the premises to which the Licence relates.
“Authorised Officer” means an officer authorised by the Licensing Authority or by the Fire Authority or a Police Officer.
“Prescribed Form” means a form issued by the Licensing Authority.
“Relevant Standard” means any relevant British or European Standard or regulation currently in force.
“Disabled People” means people who have an impairment which limits their ability to walk or which requires them to use a wheelchair for mobility; or impaired hearing or sight.
2. Any consent or approval required in the Conditions shall not be valid unless given in writing by the Licensing Authority.
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
3. At least TWENTY ONE DAYS’ NOTICE in writing shall be given to the Licensing Authority prior to any entertainment or performance involving special risks or danger to the public including real flame, pyrotechnics, explosives; highly flammable substances or laser display equipment unless the Licensing Authority gave consent for their use when the Licence was granted or renewed; or
COPY OF LICENCE
4. A copy of the Licence and the Conditions shall be displayed prominently on the licensed premises and shall be available for inspection by any Authorised Officer at any reasonable time.
CONTROL OF PREMISES
General Supervision
5. The Licensee shall comply with the Conditions and shall take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the public, performers and employees.
6. The Licensee may nominate one or more Responsible Persons, at least 21 years of age, to act on his or her behalf in his or her absence. The names and addresses of the Responsible Persons shall, on nomination, be notified in writing to the Licensing Authority. The Licensee and Responsible Persons shall be jointly and severally responsible for complying with the Conditions.
7. Except with the approval of the Licensing Authority, the Licensee shall retain control over all parts of the Premises.
8. The Licensee shall comply with any general safety measures or fire preventative measures required by the Licensing Authority or the Fire Authority or the Police Authority.
9. The person in charge during any entertainment or performance, including any hirer, shall not be engaged in any duties, which will prevent general supervision and shall be available to respond immediately to any emergency.
10. When the Premises are let for any entertainment or performance or exhibition, the Licensee shall ensure that
(a) the hirer is age 21 or over; and
(b) the Licensee or Responsible Person is available on the Premises to ensure compliance with the Conditions.
11. No person shall give at the Premises (other than as provided by the Hypnotism Act 1952, Section 5) any exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism, mesmerism or any similar act or process which produces, or is intended to produce, in any other person any form of induced sleep or trance.
12. No entertainment or performance or exhibition which is of an obscene or disorderly character, or is in any way offensive to public decency shall be given at the Premises.
Safety Inspection
13. (a) Before the admission of the Public to any entertainment or performance or exhibition, a thorough safety inspection of the Premises shall be undertaken in order to ensure that the Premises are safe for the use intended and that the Conditions are complied with.
(b) The public shall not be admitted to the Premises if the Premises are not safe for the use intended.
Alarm Systems
14. The Premises shall be provided with suitable means of giving warning in the event of a fire or other emergency which shall be clearly audible in all parts of the Premises. Where the public address system is used for this purpose, it shall be capable of overriding the entertainment or performance or exhibition in progress.
15. The method of giving warning in case of fire shall be tested regularly, at least once a month. Where an electrical fire alarm is provided it shall be tested weekly.
Calling the Emergency Services
16. A telephone must always be readily available while the Premises are in use. Notices shall be provided indicating the position of the nearest telephone. Instructions for calling the emergency services shall be posted at each telephone within the Premises.
17. The Fire Authority must be called immediately any outbreak of fire is discovered or if fire is suspected.
Accidents and Incidents
18. In the event of any incident within the Premises causing injury to a person or damage likely to affect the structural integrity of the Premises, a report of the incident shall be recorded and the details submitted to the Licensing Authority as soon as practicable, but in any case, within 48 hours. (This requirement is without prejudice to the duties imposed by Regulations made under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, relating to the reporting of accidents).
First Aid
19. At least one first aid box adequately stocked, to the approval of the Licensing Authority, shall always be available when the public are present. (This requirement is without prejudice to the duties imposed by Regulations made under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, relating to first aid).
Fire Drill
20. Printed notices stating the action to be taken in the event of fire or other emergency shall be displayed in suitable and conspicuous positions throughout the Premises.
Overcrowding
21. The number of persons on the Premises or any part thereof shall not exceed the number specified in the Licence. Without prejudice to the foregoing overcrowding in such a manner as to endanger the safety of the public shall not be permitted in any part of the Premises. If required by the Licensing Authority there shall be a means of accurately registering the number of persons on the Premises, available for inspection by any Authorised Officer, for example entry by numbered tickets or by a counting device.
Dangerous Performances
22. Except with the express consent of the Licensing Authority and subject to any conditions which may be attached to such consent:
(a) real flame, pyrotechnics explosives or highly flammable substances shall not be brought to or used at the Premises;
(b) laser equipment shall not be used at the Premises.
23. Smoke generators, that is machines used to emit simulated “smoke”, shall not be used in basement Premises of less than 200 square metres area. In other Premises use shall not affect measures for escape in the case of fire or other emergency.
24. Stroboscopic lighting (strobes) shall operate on a fixed rate of not more than 8 flashes per second and flashes shall be synchronised where more than one strobe is in use.
Evacuation
25. Any entertainment or performance shall cease and the public shall be instructed to leave the Premises in the case of:
(a) a suspected leakage of inflammable gas;
(b) a failure of the normal lighting system;
(c) a failure of the emergency lighting system;
(d) an outbreak of fire or similar emergency;
(e) a significant structural failure.
Dressing Rooms
26. Adequate dressing room accommodation shall be provided for all performers. Temporary dressing rooms or quick change rooms shall not be provided except with the approval of the Licensing Authority.
Noise and Disturbance
27. Without prejudice to any special conditions regarding noise, noise shall not be emitted from the Premises such as to cause persons in the neighbourhood to be unreasonably disturbed.
28. All reasonable steps shall be taken to ensure that persons, on or leaving the Premises, and using adjacent car parks and highways, conduct themselves in an orderly manner and do not cause annoyance to persons in the neighbourhood.
MEANS OF ESCAPE FROM THE PREMISES
Exit Doors
29. All exit doors shall be kept unlocked, unobscured and available for exit during the whole time that the public are on the Premises and the public shall be permitted to leave by all doors marked “EXIT” after each performance.
30. All doors used for means of escape shall be kept unlocked and unfastened so that they can be easily and immediately opened by persons leaving the Premises and shall be maintained to open in the line of exit.
31. All corridors passageways staircases and other routes leading to fire exits shall be properly maintained and kept free from obstruction.
32. All doors which for structural reasons cannot be hung to open in the line of exit shall be locked with a removable key, in the fully open position, at all times when the public are on the Premises. During such times the key shall be removed and kept in accordance with Condition 38. Such doors shall be boldly marked “THIS DOOR TO BE SECURED OPEN WHEN PREMISES ARE OCCUPIED”.
33. When the public are on the Premises, any exit doors required to be secured shut, shall only be secured by panic bolts or latches. Such fastenings shall be of such pattern and maintained so that normal horizontal pressure on the push-bar will open the door. The words “PUSH BAR TO OPEN” shall be boldly marked adjacent to the push-bar.
34. All fastenings, other than panic bolts or latches, to be fitted on exit doors used by the public, shall only be of such pattern and in such positions as the Licensing Authority may approve.
35. All fastenings which cannot be released by applied pressure only (eg. flush bolts, barrel bolts and locks) on exit doors and gates shall be removed or rendered inoperative when the public are on the Premises.
Key Board
36. Where chains or padlocks are used for securing exit doors when the public are not on the Premises, or where keys are used to lock doors in the open position when the public are on the Premises, a key board shall be provided in a position approved by the Licensing Authority. Before admission of the public, all such chains, padlocks and keys shall be hung on the key board, and shall remain on that board the whole time the public are on the Premises.
Exit Routes
37. All staircases, gangways, passageways, corridors and lobbies used for the exit of the public or the performers shall be kept entirely free from any obstructions, storage or combustible materials.
38. All gangways, corridors, exits, ramps, steps and stairs shall be maintained with non-slip and even surfaces. The edges of all steps and treads of stairs shall be conspicuously marked, if so required by the Licensing Authority. Matting, carpets and other floor and stair coverings shall be thoroughly cleaned at frequent intervals and shall be secured and maintained so as not to be a source of danger or trip hazard.
Ramp of Stairways
39. Every ramp and every stairway for use by the public shall be provided with suitable handrails.
Barriers
40. Temporary barriers other than rope barriers shall not be provided. Any rope barriers permitted shall be fitted with slip connections and shall be so arranged as not to trail on the floor when parted, and the fittings shall not project into the gangway or exit way.
Exit Signs
41. Exit signs complying with the Relevant Standard shall be provided and maintained in position at all exit doors and openings and shall be clearly illuminated in a manner approved by the Licensing Authority. Signs shall be kept unobstructed so as to be clearly visible and the illumination to exit signs shall not, in any circumstances, be extinguished or dimmed while the public are on the Premises.
42. If the Premises are, or are likely, to be used with the normal mains lighting set at a reduced level, sustained/maintained illuminated exit signs complying with the Relevant Standard, shall be provided.
43. Any door or opening other than an exit, which leads to parts of the Premises to which the public have access is to have a conspicuous notice indicating the use of such parts. Any door not to be used by the public is to be similarly indicated or should be marked “NO THOROUGHFARE”. Notices bearing the words “No Exit” or “No Way Out” are prohibited.
SEATING
44. Seating shall be so arranged as to allow free access to the gangways and exits.
FIRE PRECAUTIONS
Equipment
45. Fire fighting equipment suitable to the fire risks of the Premises shall be provided, maintained and located as required by the Licensing Authority. The appliances shall be kept clearly marked to show their purpose and shall be kept readily available for use. Portable fire extinguishers shall be examined at least once annually and all extinguishers should be discharged at regular intervals in accordance with the Relevant Standard.
46. Fire extinguishers shall be kept hung on brackets with the carrying handle about 1m from the floor. Small extinguishers shall be mounted to position the handle about 1.5m from the floor. Fire blanket containers shall be positioned not less than 1.5m from floor level.
Fire Resisting Doors
47. All fire resisting doors shall be maintained in good condition, self-closing and not secured in the open position.
Refuse and Waste
48. Proper arrangements shall be made for the collection and disposal of refuse and no rubbish or waste material shall otherwise be stored or allowed to accumulate on any part of the Premises. Storage of necessary combustible materials to be used in connection with the entertainment or performance or exhibition shall be in such positions as may be approved by the Licensing Authority.
Heating
49. The use of portable heaters is not permitted.
LIGHTING
50. Two independent systems of lighting, described as NORMAL LIGHTING and EMERGENCY LIGHTING, shall be provided and properly maintained in all parts of the Premises to which the public have access, and may be required by the Licensing Authority to be provided immediately outside the Premises. Both systems of lighting shall be capable of providing sufficient illumination to allow persons to leave the Premises safely.
Normal Lighting
51. All parts of the Premises to which the public are admitted, and all passageways, courts, ramps and stairways to which the public have access and which lead from the auditorium or hall or area of entertainment to the outside of the Premises shall, in the absence of adequate daylight, be illuminated by normal electric lighting when the public are present. The minimum level of illumination of each enclosed area shall be sufficient to ensure that other parts of the area are always clearly visible. Corridors, passageways and stairways shall be evenly illuminated to a level not less than that required by the Relevant Standard.
52. The means by which the normal lighting is controlled:
(a) shall be so situated as to be easily accessible to those members of the staff who may be required to operate them;
(b) shall be so situated or concealed that members of the public are unlikely to interfere with them.
Emergency Lighting
53. In addition to the normal lighting, emergency lighting designed in accordance with the Relevant Standard, to enable persons to see their way clear of the Premises to a place of safety without assistance from the normal lighting, shall be provided:
(a) in the auditorium or hall or area of entertainment and all other parts of the Premises to which the public have access;
(b) in all passageways, courts, ramps and stairways to which the public have access and which lead from the auditorium or hall or area of entertainment to the outside of the Premises and where necessary, covering all external routes to allow escape clear of the Premises;
(c) for the illumination of all notices indicating exits from any part of the Premises to which the public are admitted.
54. The emergency lighting system shall be tested at least monthly. In addition it shall be subject to a test discharge, for its normal rated discharge period, at least once in every six months. A signed record of each test shall be made in the Log Book.
55. The emergency lighting shall be electrically powered and supplied from a source other than that which supplies the normal lighting. The means of control shall be situated in a place to which the public are not admitted.
Failure of Normal Lighting or Emergency Lighting
56. If there is a failure of either the normal lighting or the emergency lighting, the public shall, if the normal lighting is not restored within one hour, be instructed to leave the Premises at the end of that hour.
Spotlights
57. Any, non-permanently fixed, wall or ceiling mounted spotlights shall be provided with adequate secondary fixings such as chains or similarly.
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
58. All non-permanently fixed electrical cable shall be heavily and adequately insulated and protected. Metal clad switchgear, spot lamp frames, and similar shall be effectively earthed and each circuit appropriately fused.
Residential Current Device
59. All Premises with a single phase electrical installation shall have residual current device protection installed to all final subcircuits on any socket outlet ring main. Such residual current devices shall be designed to operate if the earth-leakage current exceeds 0.03 amps and shall have a maximum operating time of 30 milliseconds. A test button shall be incorporated in the system.
Maintenance
60. The permanent electrical installation shall be maintained to standards contained in the Regulations for Electrical Installations of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. All lighting and all electrical equipment and temporary wiring shall be to a similar standard. All temporary wiring shall be entirely removed as soon as it is no longer required.
VENTILATION
61. All parts of the Premises shall be kept properly and adequately ventilated.
SANITARY ACCOMMODATION
Sanitary Conveniences
62. Suitable and sufficient sanitary conveniences shall be provided at the Premises. The sanitary accommodation shall at all times be kept in good order and repair and be properly and effectively cleansed, ventilated, and disinfected,. Separate sanitary conveniences shall be provided for each sex and the doors leading thereto shall be suitably marked.
Hand Washing
63. Suitable and sufficient hand washing facilities shall be provided within the sanitary accommodation. A constant supply of hot and cold water, or water at a suitably controlled temperature, shall be available and soap and hand drying facilities provided.
DISABLED PEOPLE
64. Where practicable, and if required by the Licensing Authority, reasonable provision shall be made for disabled people to gain access to, use, and leave the Premises and to provide them with suitable sanitary conveniences and washing facilities.
ALTERATIONS
Prior Approval
65. Alterations or additions, whether permanent or temporary, to the structure, the means of escape, the lighting, heating or ventilating installations, or to the seating, gangways or other arrangements affecting safety at the Premises, shall not be made except with the PRIOR APPROVAL of the Licensing Authority. A copy of the plans of the proposed alterations or additions shall be deposited with the Licensing Authority at least 21 days prior to the application for approval.
(This condition is without prejudice to requirements under Planning, Building Control or Liquor Licensing legislation).
66. Whilst the public are on the Premises, no work in connection with any alterations, additions, repairs or redecorations shall be carried out, nor shall any scaffolding, cradles or plant be erected, installed or left in position without the prior consent of the Licensing Authority.
Maintenance
67. All parts of the Premises including fittings, apparatus, the seating, door fastenings and notices, shall be maintained in good order and condition. Soft furnishings (such as curtains, etc.) shall be made of fire retardant materials.
68. Adequate access shall be provided and maintained to the roof spaces above all parts of all suspended ceilings in the areas of the Premises to which the public have access, for the purposes of inspection and repair.
RIGHTS OF ENTRY
69. Any Authorised Officer shall have a right of entry and inspection to all parts of the Premises at all reasonable times, including all times when the Premises are open to the public for any entertainment or performance or exhibition.
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACT 1933
70. Where the number of children attending the entertainment exceeds 100, the licensee shall ensure that the provisions of Section 12 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 are complied with.