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Club Premises CertificateLicence Summary
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. |Top| Regulation Summary
Copies of relevant legislation can be found at this external site
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 is a document which must be in a specific format and which includes information on:
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).
Applicants are required to give notice of the application to the following Responsible Authorities:
Please note that you are not required to notify Responsible Authorities if you are applying using the online service. Advertising and ConsultationTo 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:
For properties with a frontage onto a highway more than 50 metres long, the Notice should be displayed at 50 metre intervals
Additionally, the applicant must publish a notice in a local newspaper or, if there is none, in a local newsletter, circular or similar document, circulating in the vicinity of the premises. This must be advertised on at least one occasion during the period of ten working days starting on the day after the day on which the application was given to the Local Authority.
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
|Top| How To Apply
|Top| Guidance Notes
To view guidance documents please select the appropriate link below:
Licensing Policy Statement 2011 Guidance & Information Relating To The Licensing Act 2003 Contact Details For Responsible Authorities Format For Notice For Premises Format For Newspaper Advertisement
|Top| Will Tacit Consent Apply?Tacit consent means that if we have not dealt with applications within the target period then the application can be deemed to have been granted/approved. Minor Variations - No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from us within a reasonable period, please contact us. You can do this online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details at the bottom of this page. All other Club Premises Certificate Applications - Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if no relevant representations are made during the consultation period. |Top| Licence Holder Redress
Any applicant who is refused a licence can appeal to their local Magistrates Court. Please contact us in the first instance.
Any licence holder who wishes to appeal against a condition attached to their licence can appeal to their local Magistrates Court. |Top| Consumer Complaint
We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you, preferably in the form of a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, visit our Consumer pages or DirectGov for advice. From outside of the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
An interested party or responsible authority may
apply to the licensing authority to review the
Club Premises Certificate. A hearing will be held
by the licensing authority.
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Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council