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“responsible authority”. | |
(2) “Authorised person” means any of the following— | |
(a) an officer of a licensing authority in whose area the premises are | |
situated who is authorised by that authority for the purposes of this | |
Act, | 5 |
(b) an inspector appointed under section 18 of the Fire Precautions Act | |
1971 (c. 40), | |
(c) an inspector appointed under section 19 of the Health and Safety at | |
Work etc. Act 1974 (c. 37), | |
(d) an officer of a local authority, in whose area the premises are situated, | 10 |
who is authorised by that authority for the purposes of exercising one | |
or more of its statutory functions in relation to minimising or | |
preventing the risk of pollution of the environment or of harm to | |
human health, | |
(e) in relation to a vessel, an inspector, or a surveyor of ships, appointed | 15 |
under section 256 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21), | |
(f) a person prescribed for the purposes of this subsection. | |
(3) “Interested party” means any of the following— | |
(a) a person living in the vicinity of the premises, | |
(b) a body representing persons who live in that vicinity, | 20 |
(c) a person involved in a business in that vicinity, | |
(d) a body representing persons involved in such businesses. | |
(4) “Responsible authority” means any of the following— | |
(a) the chief officer of police for any police area in which the premises are | |
situated, | 25 |
(b) the fire authority for any area in which the premises are situated, | |
(c) the enforcing authority within the meaning given by section 18 of the | |
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 for any area in which the | |
premises are situated, | |
(d) the local planning authority within the meaning given by the Town and | 30 |
Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) for any area in which the premises are | |
situated, | |
(e) the local authority by which statutory functions are exercisable in any | |
area in which the premises are situated in relation to minimising or | |
preventing the risk of pollution of the environment or of harm to | 35 |
human health, | |
(f) any licensing authority (other than the relevant licensing authority) in | |
whose area part of the premises is situated, | |
(g) in relation to a vessel— | |
(i) a navigation authority (within the meaning of section 221(1) of | 40 |
the Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57)) having functions in | |
relation to the waters where the vessel is usually moored or | |
berthed or any waters where it is, or is proposed to be, | |
navigated at a time when it is used for qualifying club activities, | |
(ii) the Environment Agency, | 45 |
(iii) the British Waterways Board, or | |
(iv) the Secretary of State, | |
(h) a person prescribed for the purposes of this subsection. | |
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(5) For the purposes of this section, “statutory function” means a function | |
conferred by or under any enactment. | |
70 Other definitions relating to clubs | |
In this Part— | |
“secretary”, in relation to a club, includes any person (whether or not an | 5 |
officer of the club) performing the duties of a secretary; | |
“supply of alcohol to members or guests” means, in the case of any club,— | |
(a) the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of the club to, or to the | |
order of, a member of the club for consumption on the premises | |
where the supply takes place, or | 10 |
(b) the sale by retail of alcohol by or on behalf of the club to a guest | |
of a member of the club for consumption on the premises where | |
the sale takes place, | |
and related expressions are to be construed accordingly. | |
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71 Application for club premises certificate | |
(1) A club may apply for a club premises certificate in respect of any premises | |
which are occupied by, and habitually used for the purposes of, the club. | |
(2) Any application for a club premises certificate must be made to the relevant | |
licensing authority. | 20 |
(3) Subsection (2) is subject to regulations under— | |
(a) section 89 (form etc. of applications and notices under this Part); | |
(b) section 90 (fees to accompany applications and notices). | |
(4) An application under this section must also be accompanied by— | |
(a) a club operating schedule, | 25 |
(b) a plan of the premises to which the application relates, in the prescribed | |
form, and | |
(c) a copy of the rules of the club. | |
(5) A “club operating schedule” is a document which is in the prescribed form, and | |
includes a statement of the following matters— | 30 |
(a) the qualifying club activities to which the application relates (“the | |
relevant qualifying club activities”), | |
(b) the times during which it is proposed that the relevant qualifying club | |
activities are to take place, | |
(c) any other times during which it is proposed that the premises are to be | 35 |
open to members and their guests, | |
(d) the steps which it is proposed to take to promote the licensing | |
objectives, and | |
(e) such other matters as may be prescribed. | |
(6) The Secretary of State must by regulations— | 40 |
(a) require an applicant to advertise the application within the prescribed | |
period— | |
(i) in the prescribed form, and | |
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(ii) in a manner which is prescribed and is likely to bring the | |
application to the attention of the interested parties likely to be | |
affected by it, | |
(b) require an applicant to give notice of the application to each responsible | |
authority, and such other persons as may be prescribed within the | 5 |
prescribed period, | |
(c) prescribe the period during which interested parties and responsible | |
bodies may make representations to the relevant licensing authority | |
about the application. | |
72 Determination of application for club premises certificate | 10 |
(1) This section applies where the relevant licensing authority— | |
(a) receives an application for a club premises certificate made in | |
accordance with section 71, and | |
(b) is satisfied that the applicant has complied with any requirement | |
imposed on the applicant under subsection (6) of that section. | 15 |
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the authority must grant the certificate in accordance | |
with the application subject only to such conditions as are consistent with the | |
club operating schedule accompanying the application. | |
(3) Where relevant representations are made, the authority must— | |
(a) hold a hearing to consider them, unless the authority, the applicant and | 20 |
each person who has made such representations agree that a hearing is | |
unnecessary, and | |
(b) having regard to the representations, take such of the steps mentioned | |
in subsection (4) (if any) as it considers necessary for the promotion of | |
the licensing objectives. | 25 |
(4) The steps are— | |
(a) to grant the certificate subject to the conditions mentioned in subsection | |
(2) modified to such extent as the authority considers necessary for the | |
promotion of the licensing objectives; | |
(b) to exclude from the scope of the certificate any of the qualifying club | 30 |
activities to which the application relates; | |
(c) to reject the application. | |
(5) For the purposes of subsection (4)(a) the conditions mentioned in subsection | |
(2) are modified if any of them is altered or omitted or any new condition is | |
added. | 35 |
(6) For the purposes of this section, “relevant representations” means | |
representations which— | |
(a) are about the likely effect of the grant of the certificate on the promotion | |
of the licensing objectives, and | |
(b) meet the requirements of subsection (7). | 40 |
(7) The requirements are— | |
(a) that the representations were made by an interested party or | |
responsible authority within the period prescribed under section | |
71(6)(c), | |
(b) that they have not been withdrawn, and | 45 |
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(c) in the case of representations made by an interested party (who is not | |
also a responsible authority), that they are not, in the opinion of the | |
relevant licensing authority, frivolous or vexatious. | |
(8) Where the authority determines for the purposes of subsection (7)(c) that any | |
representations are frivolous or vexatious, it must notify the person who made | 5 |
them of the reasons for its determination. | |
(9) In discharging its duty under subsection (2) or (3)(b) a licensing authority may | |
grant a club premises certificate subject to different conditions in respect of— | |
(a) different parts of the premises concerned; | |
(b) different qualifying club activities. | 10 |
73 Prohibited conditions: associate members and their guests | |
(1) Where the rules of a club provide for the sale by retail of alcohol on any | |
premises by or on behalf of the club to, or to a guest of, an associate member of | |
the club, no condition may be attached to a club premises certificate in respect | |
of the sale by retail of alcohol on those premises by or on behalf of the club so | 15 |
as to prevent the sale by retail of alcohol to any such associate member or guest. | |
(2) Where the rules of a club provide for the provision of any regulated | |
entertainment on any premises by or on behalf of the club to, or to a guest of, | |
an associate member of the club, no condition may be attached to a club | |
premises certificate in respect of the provision of any such regulated | 20 |
entertainment on those premises by or on behalf of the club so as to prevent its | |
provision to any such associate member or guest. | |
74 Prohibited conditions: plays | |
(1) In relation to a club premises certificate which authorises the performance of | |
plays, no condition may be attached to the certificate as to the nature of the | 25 |
plays which may be performed, or the manner of performing plays, under the | |
certificate. | |
(2) But subsection (1) does not prevent a licensing authority imposing, in | |
accordance with section 72(2) or (3)(b), 83(3)(b) or 86(3), any condition which it | |
considers necessary on the grounds of public safety. | 30 |
75 Grant or rejection of application for club premises certificate | |
(1) Where an application is granted under section 72, the relevant licensing | |
authority must forthwith— | |
(a) give a notice to that effect to— | |
(i) the applicant, | 35 |
(ii) any person who made relevant representations in respect of the | |
application, and | |
(iii) the chief officer of police for the police area (or each police area) | |
in which the premises are situated, and | |
(b) issue the club with the club premises certificate and a summary of it. | 40 |
(2) Where relevant representations were made in respect of the application, the | |
notice under subsection (1)(a) must specify the authority’s reasons for its | |
decision as to the steps (if any) to take under section 72(3)(b). | |
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(3) Where an application is rejected under section 72, the relevant licensing | |
authority must forthwith give a notice to that effect, stating its reasons for that | |
decision, to— | |
(a) the applicant, | |
(b) any person who made relevant representations in respect of the | 5 |
application, and | |
(c) the chief officer of police for the police area (or each police area) in | |
which the premises are situated. | |
(4) In this section “relevant representations” has the meaning given in section | |
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76 Form of certificate and summary | |
(1) A club premises certificate and the summary of such a certificate must be in the | |
prescribed form. | |
(2) Regulations under subsection (1) must, in particular, provide for the certificate | |
to— | 15 |
(a) specify the name of the club and the address which is to be its relevant | |
registered address, as defined in section 181(7); | |
(b) specify the address of the premises to which the certificate relates; | |
(c) include a plan of those premises; | |
(d) specify the qualifying club activities for which the premises may be | 20 |
used; | |
(e) specify the conditions subject to which the certificate has effect. | |
77 Theft, loss etc. of certificate or summary | |
(1) Where a club premises certificate or summary is lost, stolen, damaged or | |
destroyed, the club may apply to the relevant licensing authority for a copy of | 25 |
the certificate or summary. | |
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to regulations under section 90(1) (power to prescribe | |
fee to accompany application). | |
(3) Where an application is made in accordance with this section, the relevant | |
licensing authority must issue the club with a copy of the certificate or | 30 |
summary (certified by the authority to be a true copy) if it is satisfied that— | |
(a) the certificate or summary has been lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed, | |
and | |
(b) where it has been lost or stolen, the club has reported the loss or theft | |
to the police. | 35 |
(4) The copy issued under this section must be a copy of the club premises | |
certificate or summary in the form in which it existed immediately before it | |
was lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed. | |
(5) This Act applies in relation to a copy issued under this section as it applies in | |
relation to an original club premises certificate or summary. | 40 |
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