The Legislative Reform (Supervision of Alcohol Sales in Church and Village Halls &c.) Order 2009

Application for licence in respect of community premises: supervision of alcohol sales

3.  After section 25 insert—

“25A    Grant of premises licence: supply of alcohol from community premises

(1) Where a management committee of community premises makes an application under section 17 for a premises licence authorising the supply of alcohol, the application may include an application for the alternative licence condition to be included in the licence instead of the conditions in section 19(2) and (3).

(2) In this section “the alternative licence condition” is the condition that every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by the management committee.

(3) In a case where an application under section 17 includes an application under subsection (1), sections 17 to 19 are modified as follows.

(4) Section 17 has effect as if subsections (3)(c) and (4)(e) were omitted.

(5) Section 18 has effect as if—

(a) subsection (4)(c) were omitted;

(b) in subsection (6)(c), the reference to the identity of the person named in the application as the proposed premises supervisor were to the inclusion of the alternative licence condition;

(c) in subsection (9)(b), the reference to the designation of the person concerned as the premises supervisor under the premises licence were to the inclusion of the alternative licence condition.

(6) Section 19 has effect as if at the end there were inserted—

“(4) But where—

(a) the relevant licensing authority is satisfied that the arrangements for the management of the premises by the applicant are sufficient to ensure adequate supervision of the supply of alcohol on the premises, and

(b) if any representations are made pursuant to section 18(6)(c), the authority does not consider the inclusion of the conditions in subsections (2) and (3) to be necessary to promote the crime prevention objective,

the licence must not include the conditions in subsections (2) and (3) but must include the alternative licence condition referred to in section 25A(2) instead.”.”.