When the premises are being used for public entertainment, there must be in attendance one officially designated steward for every 50 persons in the licensed premises.
Maximum Permitted Occupancy:
Area Licensed Type of Entertainment Dancing Closely Seated Total
Hall Indoor Sports 250(Max)
Hall Music & Dancing 180 180
Hall Musical Concerts 250 250
WEST LINDSEY DISTRICT COUNCIL
LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1982 AND FIRE SAFETY OF PLACES OF SPORT ACT 1987
Public Entertainments Licences - Terms, Conditions and Restrictions upon which this Licence is granted
1. There shall be affixed and kept up in some conspicuous place on the door or entrance of the premises so licensed as aforesaid, an inscription in the capital letters (not less than 1” high) in the words following:
“Licensed by the District Council of West Lindsey for public Music, Singing and Dancing, Indoor Sports (if applicable) or other public entertainment of the like kind.”
2. The licensed premises shall not be open for the purpose for which this licence is granted on any occasion when on specified grounds of public health or safety the licensing authority may so signify their desire in writing to the occupier or other person having at that time the control and management of the premises.
3. Police Constables for the County, authorised officers of the Fire Authority and District Council shall whilst on duty, at all reasonable times, be allowed to enter the licensed premises.
4. The licensee shall draw any user’s attention to the full conditions of the licence governing use of the premises.
5. The Licensee shall comply with any reasonable fire prevention and safety measures that may be required of him by the County Fire Officer from time to time and any reasonable recommendations by the Police, and the Council’s Environmental Health Officer.
6. If a statement of fire precautions and safety measures shall have been delivered to the licensee and to the West Lindsey District Council by the County Fire Officer not less than seven days before the date for granting or renewal of the licence, a requirement to comply with any matter contained in such a statement shall be deemed to form part of the conditions upon the grant or renewal of the licence unless the holder shall have objected to it and his objection shall have been upheld by the licensing authority.
7. The licensee and/or person in charge shall maintain and keep good order and decent behaviour and shall not permit drunkenness or other disorderly conduct on the licensed premises.
8. The licensee and/or person in charge shall not allow any lewd, obscene or indecent performances to take place on the licensed premises, or allow any indecent poster, advertisement, film, photograph or programme to be displayed or shown therein.
9. The licensee and/or person in charge shall:
(a) Take all reasonable precautions for the health and safety of the public, performers and employees on the premises:
(b) Ensure that the licensed premises and any fittings, stairways, notices, lavatories and seating are maintained in good order and condition.
10. Adequate and separate sanitary conveniences shall be provided for both sexes.
11. The licensee or person in charge of the premises shall ensure that any noise emanating from or caused by the use of the premises is such as not to cause annoyance to residents in the locality
12. No exhibition, demonstration or performances of hypnotism ( as defined in section 6 of the Hypnotism Act 1952 ) shall be given on any person at the place licensed except with the express prior written consent of the West Lindsey District Council and in accordance with any conditions attached to such consent.
13. Real or artificial smoke shall not be produced in the premises.
14. Laser effect lighting shall not be used except with the prior written consent of The West Lindsey District Council.
15. No alteration shall be made to the building either in construction, rearrangement or public accommodation or exits or otherwise except with the prior written consent of the West Lindsey District Council.
16. The premise shall be provided with suitable exits so placed and maintained as to afford staff, patrons and performers ready and ample means of safe egress. The means of exit from all parts of the licensed premises shall be kept free of obstruction and constantly in such a state as to be available for instant free egress. Exits shall be conspicuously indicated at all other times when the premises are in use.
17. Use of the premises is prohibited for roller discos without specific approval of the West Lindsey District Council.
18. (a) All stage equipment in use on the premises (including all lighting, video or sound amplification equipment and display models) fed from the socket outlets shall be protected by 30 MA residual current devices (RCD’s). (The devices shall form part of the permanent electrical wiring in the building i.e. plug in type RCD’s are not permitted).
(b) On application for renewal of the licence, an N.I.C.E.I.C. Inspection Certificate, signed by a registered and duly qualified Electrical Engineer, included on the approved list prepared by the N.I.C.E.I.C., shall be produced to the Solicitor to the West Lindsey District Council, or other Authorised Officer for the time being of the Council, confirming all RCD’s in the premises are in full working order and specifying that the time taken to operate at 30 MA be not more than 200 milliseconds and at 150 MA not more than 40 milliseconds.
19. All seating units utilising either standard or high resilient polyurethane foam as an in-filling material should be treated with an approved flame retardant in order to satisfy B.S.5852: Part 2: 1982 “Ignitability of upholstered composites for seating by flaming sources”. The treatment should be carried out in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions and a test certificate provided to the satisfaction of the Fire Authority.
20. Employment of Door Supervisors in premises which are licensed annually for public entertainment:
(a) For the purpose of these requirements the term ‘door supervisor’ shall mean a person engaged, employed or otherwise used on premises, with authority and/or on behalf of the owner, landlord, or licensee, exclusively or mainly to decide on the suitability of customers to be allowed on those premises to exercise control over them and/or to maintain order on those premises.
(b) The Licensee shall not engage, employ or otherwise use the services of any person as a door supervisor on the premises unless that person is, at all times, either registered with or provisionally approved by the S.I.A.
(c) The Licensee shall:
(i) Maintain a daily incident book, which must be completed each time the premises are open to the public with the door supervisors on duty and signed by each door supervisor before commencing duty;
(ii) Ensure details of all incidents attended or dealt with by door supervisors are recorded in the incident book;
(iii) Ensure the incident book is available for inspection by the police or officers of the West Lindsey District Council at all
(iv) times the premises are open to the public and at any other reasonable times;
(v) Retain completed incident books for a minimum period of two years following the date of the last entry in the book.
(d) The Licensee shall ensure all door supervisors carry their identification permit issued to them under the S.I.A. scheme at all times whilst on the premises and produce it on request to the police officer of the West Lindsey District Council.
(e) The Licensee shall immediately notify the West Lindsey District Council and the Chief Officer of Police of the dismissal of any staff employed, engaged or used by him/her in the capacity of a door supervisor, for serious misconduct or other behaviour which might affect the continuation of , or renewal of, his/her registration.
21. All commercial premises which are licensed for public entertainment after 11.00pm must provide a drug amnesty box on the premises.
(a) Each premise will provide a metal strong box, which is lockable and securely attached to the floor or a wall inside the club entrance.
(b) The box will be constructed so that items may be placed in the box without the person coming into contact with the box’s contents.
(c) The premises will be allowed to provide its own box provided the design is agreed with the police.
(d) The police will hold the keys to the box.
(e) Customers entering the club should be directed to the box and allowed to deposit in it anything they wish to prior to being within the area where they could be subjected to any form of search.
(f) Any article found abandoned within the club premises or immediately outside the premises and suspected to be a controlled drug or other dangerous article should be placed in the box.
(g) The police will make arrangements for the box to be checked and emptied as follows:
(i) The keys to the box will be retained at the police station.
(ii) The contents of the box will be checked by an officer of at least sergeant rank, together with another officer and a member of the club staff on a weekly basis or at the request of the club manager.
(iii) The contents of the box will be recorded and disposed of by the police.
NOTE:
If the holder of this licence shall break or disregard any of such terms, conditions or restrictions, he may be liable to a fine not exceeding £20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both and this licence may be revoked by Order of the West Lindsey District Council.
Additional Conditions where the premises are also licensed for Indoor Sports Entertainments
S E 1 Seating for Spectators
At all times when the premises are used for indoor sporting events where there is a seated audience, gangways of not less than 1.05 metres wide shall be provided, leading direct to exit doors, and gangways of not less than 1.05 metres wide shall be provided intersecting the rows of seating, so that no seat shall be more than 3.7 meters from a gangway, measured in the line of seating.
Where loose chairs are provided as seating and the audience exceeds 200 persons, the seats shall be battened or clipped together in rows of not less than 4 and not more than 12. Where more than 400 seats are provided, seats at the ends adjoining the front, back and across gangways, and seats adjoining exits, must be fastened to the floor.
There shall be an unobstructed seat-way of space at least 305mm in depth, measured between perpendiculars between the back of one chair and the front of the one immediately behind.
No member of the public shall be allowed to sit or stand in the gangways, passages or staircases during any event. The gangways, passages and staircases shall be kept entirely free of chairs, or any other obstructions, at all times during any event.
Where tiered seating is used, such seating shall be installed by a recognised supplier/contractor and shall conform to the appropriate British Standards and shall be secured to the floor to prevent movement.
S E 2 Safety of Spectators
Seating or standing areas reserved for spectators shall be a safe distance from the playing area and where necessary, spectators shall be protected from injury by appropriate screening or other safety measures.
Playing areas shall be segregated from areas reserved for spectators by appropriate means such as ropes or other barriers which are either of a temporary or permanent nature.
S E 3 First Aid
At all times during an event not less than two persons shall be on duty at the premises who shall have suitable first aid qualifications (being at least those qualifications accepted by the British Red Cross Society or the St Johns Ambulance Brigade) and who shall have access to suitable first aid equipment.
S E 4 Stewards
All stewards in attendance shall wear armbands or other device clearly identifying them as such. Predetermined plans for evacuation must exist. All Stewards must be familiar with the plans and at all times during an event carry cards upon which the evacuation plan and their part in the plan are recorded.
S E 5 Ventilation
Adequate ventilation shall be provided for the type of usage at all times during any event.
S E 6 Smoking
Smoking shall not be permitted in any areas within the vicinity of easily combustible items e.g. foam pits, gymnasium equipment etc.
Note:
If the holder of this licence shall break or disregard any such terms, conditions or restrictions, he may be liable to a fine not exceeding £20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both and this licence may be revoked by order of the West Lindsey District Council.