PART 4Taking preventative measures in regulated premises
Specific measures applicable to licensed premisesI117
1
Where regulation 16(1) applies to a person responsible for premises authorised for the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises, the sale or supply of food or drink for consumption on the premises must be carried out in accordance with the reasonable measures specified in paragraph (2) (subject to paragraphs (3) and (4)).
2
The reasonable measures are that—
a
there must be a person controlling entry to the premises and allocating a limited time period during which customers may stay in the premises;
b
customers must be seated in the premises anywhere other than at a bar—
i
when ordering food or drink,
ii
when being served with food or drink, and
iii
when consuming food or drink.
3
But where food is provided at the premises on a buffet basis, customers may select food from the buffet and return to where they are seated.
4
Paragraph (2) does not apply to—
a
workplace canteens, or
b
premises in an educational establishment.
5
For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
a
food or drink sold in holiday or travel accommodation as part of room service is not to be treated as being sold for consumption on the premises;
b
food or drink sold for consumption in an area adjacent to the premises where seating is made available for customers is to be treated as being sold for consumption on the premises.
6
Where regulated premises not authorised for the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises allow customers to consume their own alcohol on the premises, paragraphs (1) to (4) apply to those premises as they apply to premises that are authorised for the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises.