To authorise the supply of alcohol and regulated entertainment in a qualifying club you need a club premises certificate from the local authority where the premises is situated. In a qualifying club there is technically no sale by retail of alcohol (except to guests) as the member owns part of the alcohol stock and the money passing across the bar is merely a mechanism to preserve equity between members where one may consume more than another. In order to constitute a qualifying club you must also satisfy the various requirements set out in the Licensing Act 2003.
A qualifying club has general conditions it must satisfy. These are:
Additional conditions in relation to the supply of alcohol must be complied with. These conditions are:
Registered industrial and provident societies and friendly societies will qualify if the alcohol is purchased for and supplied by the club is done under the control of the members or a committee of members.
Relevant miners' welfare institutes can also be considered. A relevant institute is one that is managed by a committee or board that consists of at least two thirds of people appointed or elevated by one or more licensed operators under the Coal Industry Act 1994 and by one or more organisations who represent coal mine employees.
The institute can be managed by the committee or board where the board cannot be made up as detailed above but is made up of at least two thirds of members who were employed or are employed in or around coal mines and also by people who were appointed by the Coal Industry Welfare Organisation or by a body who had similar functions under the Miners' Welfare Act 1952. In any case the premises of the institute must be held on a trust as required under the Recreational Charities Act 1958.
Copies of relevant legislation can be found on the legislation.gov.uk website
Application Process
Applications must be sent to the licensing authority for the area where the premises are located. Applications must be in a specific format and be accompanied by: A Club Operating Schedule forms part of the completed application form and must include the information necessary to allow the responsible authorities to assess whether the steps taken to promote the licensing objectives are satisfactory. An operating schedule must set out: The Licensing Authority and Responsible Authorities will expect applicants to properly address the steps that are necessary to promote the four licensing objectives in their operating schedule. A Pool of Model Conditions have been produced to assist applicants and existing licence holders through the application process. This pool of conditions is not an exclusive or exhaustive list of conditions which may be included on a premise licence. It does not restrict any applicant, responsible authority, or other person from proposing any alternative conditions, nor would it restrict a licensing committee from imposing any reasonable condition on a licence it considers appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives. If uncertain, applicants should seek advice from the relevant authority before submitting their application. Applicants are required to give notice of the application to the following Responsible Authorities on the same day as the day on which the application is given to the licensing authority: Please note that you are not required to notify Responsible Authorities if you are applying using the online service. An application for a club premises certificate must be accompanied by a scaled plan of the premises to which the application relates. A premises plan must be of the standard scale 1:100 (unless previously agreed by the Licensing Authority in another format). To advertise the application, the applicant must clearly display a Notice immediately on or outside the premises for a period of no less than twenty eight consecutive days starting on the day following the day on which the application was given to the Local Authority. The Notice must be: Responsible Authorities, members of the public and other interested parties have a period of 28 consecutive days, starting the day the application is made to the local authority, to consider the application and make relevant representation. To apply for a Club Premises Certificate please complete the appropriate form below. To view guidance documents please select the appropriate link below: Licensing Policy Statement 2016 Contact Details For Responsible Authorities Format For Notice For Premises Format For Newspaper Advertisement
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