1

A person responsible for carrying on a business or a members’ club which sells or provides food or drink (whether or not including intoxicating liquor) for consumption on the premises—

a

must close to the public any indoor part of the premises, except to allow one individual from a party to make payment or to allow use of toilet, baby changing or breast feeding facilities and access to them;

b

must not permit the consumption of food or drink including intoxicating liquor in any indoors part of the premises;

c

may sell or provide food or drink including intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises;

d

must take reasonable steps to ensure that no more than six persons (not including children aged 12 or under) are seated at any one table (unless those seated at a table comprise a single household), and persons from no more than two households are seated at any one table (in this regulation all those seated at a table are a “party”);

e

must comply with the duty in regulation 15 (Visitor and Attendee Information) and the duty in regulation 17 (Requirement in relation to social distancing);

f

must not permit on the premises—

i

dancing; or

ii

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

iii

live music;

g

Sub-paragraph (f)(iii) shall not apply to music at a marriage ceremony or civil partnership ceremony;

h

must carry out a risk assessment which complies with the requirements of regulation 9(5)(a) and which determines—

i

the maximum number of persons who may be seated in each part of the premises; 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;

i

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

j

must take all reasonable measures to limit the risk of transmission of the coronavirus in accordance with regulation 9(5)(b);

k

must display prominently, at each part of the premises, the maximum number of persons who may be seated in that part of the premises;

l

must permit orders for food or drink (including intoxicating liquor) to be placed only by persons seated at a table;

m

must not permit the consumption of food or drink (including intoxicating liquor) on the premises other than by a person seated at a table; and

n

must not permit a visitor to move within the premises other than to enter or exit the premises, access a table, make a payment, or access and use toilet, baby changing or breast feeding facilities or a smoking area.