F1Requirement in relation to venues at which intoxicating liquor may be consumed4A

1

Notwithstanding the provisions of any licence granted under article 3 and schedule 1 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, a person concerned in the organisation or operation of an indoor venue at which intoxicating liquor may be consumed shall not permit at that venue—

a

dancing; or

b

the provision of music, whether live or recorded, for dancing; or

c

live music.

2

Paragraphs (1)(a) and 1(b) shall not apply to dancing by—

a

a party to a marriage or civil partnership at an event to celebrate that marriage or civil partnership; or

b

professional dancers providing entertainment at a venue.

3

A person responsible for the organisation or operation of an indoor venue at which intoxicating liquor may be consumed must—

a

carry out a risk assessment which complies with the requirements of regulation 5(4)(a) and which determines—

i

the maximum number of persons who may be seated in those parts of the venue where alcohol may be consumed; and

ii

the volume at which any background or ambient music will be played so as to enable visitors to conduct conversation at normal loudness of speech;

b

retain the risk assessment referred to in subparagraph (a) on the premises and make it available immediately for inspection by visitors to the premises or to a relevant person on request;

c

take all reasonable measures to limit the risk of transmission of the coronavirus in accordance with regulation 5(4)(b); and

d

display prominently, at each part of the venue where alcohol may be consumed, the maximum number of persons who may be seated in that part of the venue.

4

Where a venue referred to in paragraph (3) or a part of such a venue is booked by a client or clients for a specific event, the person responsible for the organisation or operation of that venue must discharge the requirements set out in paragraph (3) in a manner that is tailored to that event and share the risk assessment with that client or those clients before the commencement of that event.