Plymouth City CouncilLicensing Office

Minerva Cafe

29 Candlewick Lane, Alma Yard, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 0FF

Open application 102729 which is a New Application for Premises Licence

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• sale and supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS (PREMISES LICENCE - ON & OFF SALES)

   

  No supply of alcohol may be made under this Premises Licence when there is no Designated Premises Supervisor in respect of the Premises Licence.

   

  No supply of alcohol may be made when the Designated Premises Supervisor does not hold a Personal Licence or his Personal Licence is suspended.

   

  Every supply of alcohol under this Premises Licence must be made or authorised by a Personal Licence holder.

   

  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.

   

  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).

   

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

   

   

  3.              (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.

   

  4.               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.

   

  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.  For the purposes of this condition -

   

  (b)              “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

   

  (c)              “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula P = D + (DxV) where:

   

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  General

   

  The Challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises, including the forms of identification that are acceptable.

   

  ii.              The hours and activities permitted by the premises licence issued under the Licensing Act 2003 and conditions attached to the licence.

  iii.              How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol).

  iv.              Recognising the signs of drunkenness.

  v.              The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy purchase.

  vi.              Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an incident to the emergency services.

   

  How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol).

   

  iv.              Recognising the signs of drunkenness.

  v.              The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy purchase.

  vi.              Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an incident to the emergency services.

  There will be in place a written age verification policy in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol, which will specify a Challenge 25 proof of age requirement. This means that staff working at the premises must ask individuals who appear to be under 25 years of age, attempting to purchase alcohol, to produce identification. The only acceptable identification documents will be:

  -              A photo driving licence

  -              A passport

  -              An identification card carrying the PASS hologram

  Unless such identification is produced the sale of alcohol must be refused.

  4.               An incident book shall be maintained to record any activity of a violent, criminal, or anti- social nature. The record will contain the time and date, the nature of the incident, the people involved, the action taken and details of the person responsible for the management of the premises at               the time of the incident.

  5.              The Premises Licence Holder or Designated Premises Supervisor shall ensure a sales refusal register is maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused and the reason for refusal. The refusals register should be made available to an authorised enforcement officer on request.

  6.              No open vessels containing alcohol will not be permitted to leave the premises.

   

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  Conditions yet to be entered.

   

• ANNEX 4

   

  Plans as attached

   

Premises Plans

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