East Devon District Council

Vault Bar (The)

Bank House, Marine Place, SEATON, Devon, EX12 2LL

Premises Licence PLWA0282 from from 26/08/2005 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• an indoor sporting event
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• provision of late night refreshment
• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

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  ANNEXE 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  1.              (a)              There shall be no sale or supply of alcohol when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of this premises licence or at a time when the said premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or when his/her licence is suspended.

  (b)              Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.

  2.              (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).

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

  4.              (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 licence 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.

  5.              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;

  (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.”

  6.              (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 7(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.

  7.              Any person used to carry out a security activity as required under any condition of this licence/certificate must be licensed or authorised to do so by the Security Industry Authority.

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  ANNEXE 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1.              Membership of the Local Licensees Association must be maintained.

  2.              The proprietor must have regular contact with the Licensing Authority and the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary and must have involvement in local crime prevention initiatives.

  3.              CCTV must be operated and maintained with internal and external cameras to the satisfaction of the Chief Officer of Police and Licensing Authority.

  4.              Recordings must be maintained for an appropriate period of time (generally one month - but to be agreed with Police and Licensing Authority).

  5.              If the CCTV equipment is inoperative, the Police and Local Authority must be informed as soon as possible and immediate steps must be taken to put the equipment back into action.

  6.              A notice must be displayed at the entrance to the premises advising that CCTV is in operation.

  7.              Suitable crime prevention signage must be displayed on the premises including a drugs policy and Licensing Association code of conduct.

  8.              Regular glass and bottle collection must be undertaken throughout opening hours.

  9.              Consideration must be given to setting capacity limits to prevent overcrowding which could lead to crime and disorder.

  10.              This capacity figure must be based on advice from the Police, Fire or Licensing Authority.

  11.              The fire safety measures with which the premises are provided must be maintained in good working order, and their adequacy must be determined on a regular basis, by the carrying out of a fire risk assessment as required by, and in accordance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

  12.              Suitable signage must be displayed at the exit of premises to request the co-operation of patrons to be as quiet as possible when leaving the premises.

  13.              Patrons must be asked not to stand around talking in the street outside the premises and asked to leave the vicinity quickly and quietly.

  14.              Regular litter collection must be undertaken throughout opening hours.

  15.              Bottle skips and bins containing cans or bottles must not be emptied outside after 10.00 pm, but must be dealt with the next day during normal office hours.

  16.              The telephone number of a local taxi firm must be displayed at the premises for the benefit of customers.

  17.              People under 18’s must not be allowed in the bar and notices must be on display stating this policy.

  18.              A proof of age policy agreed by the police and local authority must be enforced and any customer who appears to be under the age of 21 years must be asked for proof of age.

  19.              Children will be allowed to use the outside tables if supervised at all times by a responsible adult over the age of 18 years old.

  20.              The manager or senior member of staff must check the premises prior to opening and periodically during the hours that the premises are open to the public to ensure there are no risks to patrons and that all safety precautions are in place.

  21.              Suitably qualified door supervisors registered with the Security Industry Authority must be employed on Fridays and Saturdays when the premises are to remain open past midnight.  The doorstaff must be employed from 9.00 pm until 30 minutes after the premises have closed. 

  22.              Where drinks are going to be consumed in outdoor areas they must be served in plastic or toughened glass.

  23.              The outdoor ‘under cover’ seating area must be suitably demarked.

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  ANNEXE 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  None

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  ANNEXE 4 - PLAN APPROVED BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  The extent of the areas within which the various licensable activities are authorised will be as indicated by the legends on the plan submitted to and approved by the Licensing Authority.

Premises Plans

• Plan - The Vault Bar - Page 1 of 1