Mandatory Conditions Supply of alcohol (Licensed Premises)
1. No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:
(a) at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence or,
(b) at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his personal licence is suspended.
2. Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.
3. Where one or more individuals are at the premises to carry out a security activity, each such individual must be licensed by the Security Industry Authority,
Where the film classification body is specified in the licence, unless subsection 1(b) applies, admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendations made by that body.
1. Where -
(a) the film classification body is not specified in the licence, or
(b) the relevant licensing authority has notified the holder of the licence that this subsection applies to the film in question,
admission of children must be restricted in accordance with any recommendation made by that licensing authority.
“children” means persons aged under 18: and
“film classification body” means the person or persons designated as the authority under section 4 of the Video Recordings Act 1984 (c 39) (authority to determine suitability of video works for classification).
SALE OF ALCOHOL
Permission granted for the sale of alcohol at performances - the time serving being limited to not before one hour prior to the commencement of a performance and not one hour following a performance and not after one hour following a performance.
In addition, alcohol may be served at no more than six other events per calendar year.
The personal licence holder must give written notification to the police of any performances or events at which alcohol will be served, not less than one month before each such event.
In accordance with Paragraph 1 of the standard theatre licence conditions, approval has been granted for the premises to be used for the performance of stage plays on Sundays.
THEATRES ACT, 1968
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO LICENCES
General
1. The licensee shall take all reasonable precautions for the safety of public and all other persons on the licensed premises. If at any time a number of disabled persons or those with mobility difficulties are on the premises, special arrangements must be made for their evacuation in an emergency.
2. The premises and the fittings thereon, including seating, lighting, doors, door fastenings and sanitary accommodation shall be kept in good working order and in a clean and safe condition.
Alterations
3. No alteration shall be permitted to or in the building without the prior written approval of the licensing authority.
Doors
4a. An appropriate number* of exit doors shall be provided so placed and maintained as to provide ready and ample means of escape from all parts of the premises.
(*see the Home Office ‘Guide to Fire Precautions in Existing Places of Public Entertainment and Like Premises’)
4b. The exit doors shall be made to open towards the exit.
4c. Any fastenings, other than those to keep the doors in an open position, shall be capable of being easily and readily opened from within by members of the public. No lock, monkey tail flush or barrel bolt, locking bar or other similar device shall be fitted on any exit door without the consent of the licensing authority.
4d. A notice with the wording “Push Bar to Open” should be prominently displayed immediately above the push bar on all doors fitted with a panic bolt or panic latch.
4e. The exit doors shall be kept clear of obstructions at all times when the public are on the premises.
4f. All exits shall be clearly indicated by an illuminated notice stating ‘Exit’ in letters not less than 125mm (5 inches) high on a green background which notice shall comply with the appropriate current British Standard.
4g. Doors other than exit doors shall be marked ‘Private’ or the use of the room to which they lead indicated.
5. The public shall be permitted to leave by all exit and entrance doors after each performance or entertainment, entrances being considered and treated as exits for all purposes.
Lights
6. A system of secondary (emergency) lighting shall be provided to the satisfaction of the licensing authority. The lighting must be tested and maintained in accordance with British Standard BS5266.
7. All exits and other doors or openings used by the public for the purpose of exit, or unsuitable for that purpose, shall be indicated by notices clearly illuminated by the secondary lighting service or by both main and secondary lighting services, to the satisfaction of the licensing authority.
Heating Appliances
8a. All heating appliances shall be suitably guarded and fixed in position in such a manner so as to prevent unauthorised persons having access to the controls or being able to approach sufficiently close to the appliance to endanger themselves.
8b. Every heating appliance used in the premises shall be situated at a safe distance from any combustible materials or substances. In deciding the safe distance regard should be given to the type of heater and the ease of ignitability of the nearby materials or substances.
8c. Care should be taken to ensure that radiant heaters, particularly those fitted with reflectors, are not directed towards combustible materials and that, wherever possible, they are mounted at a high level above head height, usually 2.5m above floor level.
Note : It is not possible to give definitive advice on the safe distance necessary between heater and combustible material due to the many variable factors involved. Generally any combustible material should not have its temperature raised significantly above the ambient temperature for the area by the effects of direct heating by the appliance.
8d. No oil-fired heaters, other than those forming part of the boiler installations, shall be used in the premises.
8e. No portable liquefied petroleum (LPG) heater shall be in the premises when members of the public are present. Containers of LPG shall be protected against unauthorised interference and accidental leakage. LPG cylinders, both full and empty, shall be kept in safe positions in the open air away from other flammable materials, or where this is not reasonably practicable because of exceptional circumstances, in an adequately ventilated storeroom constructed in accordance with HSE Guidance Notes CS 4 - ‘The Keeping of LPG in cylinders and similar containers’ (HM Stationery Office, ISBN 0 11 883539 4). The storeroom shall not be used for any purpose other than the storage of LPG cylinders. LPG cylinders in use shall be sited outside the structure and with their valves readily accessible in case of an emergency.
Seating and Gangways
9. At all times during which the building is used for performances or entertainments when the audience is seated, passages or gangways not less than 1.05 metres (3 feet 6 inches) wide shall be provided leading direct to exit doors and gangways of not less than 1.05 metres (3 feet 6 inches) wide shall be provided intersecting the rows of seating in such a manner that no seat shall be more than 3.7 metres (12 feet) from a gangway measured in the line of the seating.
In circumstances where more than 250 temporary seats are to be used in the auditorium the following arrangements shall apply:-
(a) chairs or other single seats should be secured together in lengths of not fewer than 4 seats and not more than 12 so that the seats cannot be separated from each other merely by pushing one or more seats in the row (the only exception being chairs in boxes or other approved enclosures); and
(b) between all rows of seats there shall be a continuous and unobstructed space of at least 305 mm (12 inches) between the back of one row of seats and the front of the row immediately behind, measured between perpendiculars.
Where seating for more than 100 people is provided, a seating layout should accompany the application for a licence. A scale plan of the arrangement for seats, gangways and exits should be readily available for inspection.
10. No member of the public shall be allowed to sit or stand in the gangways, passages or staircases during any performance or entertainment. The gangways, passages and staircases shall be kept entirely free of chairs or any other obstructions.
Fire Appliances
11a. The premises shall be provided with such fire appliances as are considered appropriate by the Fire Authority and such fire appliances shall be maintained in proper working order and shall be available for instant use.
11b. The licensee, the person in charge of the premises and all attendants must at all times be alert to the need to protect the premises from fire. They must also be familiar with the position and correct use of the fire appliances provided and the method of summoning the Fire Brigade. The person in charge of the premises shall remain within the premises during the whole of the time when the public are on the premises and the stage is in use for the purposes for which the licence is granted.
Stage Area
12a. Smoking and/or naked lights shall be prohibited on the stage except where it is necessary in connection with the performance and then only with the prior written approval of the licensing authority.
12b. All scenery, drapes, etc., shall, where necessary, be treated with a flame resisting solution (see accompanying notes as to fire retardant treatment).
Spaces under Auditorium
13. All spaces under the auditorium shall be kept clear and free from rubbish and no properties, scenery or any combustible material or article stored be kept there.
Sanitary Accommodation
14. Adequate and separate sanitary conveniences to the appropriate current British Standard shall be provided at the premises.
Attendants
15. A competent person shall be in charge of the safety arrangements during the whole time the public are present, and shall ensure that the capacity of the hall is not exceeded.
16. the number of attendants on duty to assist persons entering or leaving the auditorium shall, in any case, not be less than one for every two hundred and fifty, or part of two hundred and fifty, persons present in the auditorium, and :-
(a) if the number of persons present on any floor or tier does not exceed one hundred, there shall be at least one attendant on duty on that floor or tier;
(b) if the number of persons on any floor or tier exceeds one hundred, there shall be at least two attendants on duty on that floor or tier;
(c) where most of the audience are under the age of 16, the number of attendants on duty shall be not less than one for every 100 or part of 100 within the auditorium and one attendant for every 50 or part of 50 above the lowest floor.
Calling the Fire Brigade
17. The Fire Brigade shall be called at once to any outbreak of fire however slight. Where a telephone is available on the premises a notice giving instruction on how to call the Fire Brigade shall be prominently exhibited. If there is no telephone on the premises a notice indicating the whereabouts of the nearest available telephone in case of emergency shall be prominently exhibited.
Right of Entry
18. Police Constables, the officers of the Fire Brigade and other officers authorised by the licensing authority shall have free ingress and egress and regress to and from the said premises at all reasonable times and the licensee shall produce the licence to which these conditions are attached on request to any such officer.
Good Order
19. It will be the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that good order is maintained upon the premises.
Hypnotism
20. No exhibition or performance of hypnotism shall be given at the premises except with the express consent of the licensing authority and in accordance with any conditions attached to such consent.
Audience Capacity
21. For each performance the maximum number of persons to be admitted to the premises for a closely seated audience shall be as stated on the licence.
Other Conditions (if any)
22.
NOTE:
If the holder of this Licence shall break or disregard any of the Terms and Conditions attached to the Licence he may be liable to a fine of up to £2,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both.
FIRE RETARDENT TREATMENT OF FABRICS
1. 9lb Boric Acid
6lb Sodium Phosphate
10 gallons Water
2. 10oz Borax
8oz Boracic Acid
1 gallon Water
3. 7oz Borax
3oz Boracic Acid
2 quarts Water
Solutions (1) and (2) have been found suitable for scenery and for the coarser fabrics and (2) can also be used for more delicate fabrics and for cotton wool. Solution (3) has also been recommended for the treatment of domestic materials.
The best result is usually obtained by submerging the materials in the solution until they are thoroughly impregnated, and then allowing the surplus solution to drain away. Pressure may be applied but rinsing in water should be avoided as this tends to wash out the protective chemicals.