Northgate Newsagents

131 Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1TD

Completed application 057680 which is a Transfer Application for Premises Licence from 29/01/2024 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEXE 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS (PREMISES LICENCE - OFF SALES)

   

  1.              There shall be no sale or supply of alcohol when there is no Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) in respect of this premises licence or at a time when the said DPS does not hold a personal licence or when his/her 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.              The holder of a premises licence must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.
   

  4.              The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.
   

  5.              The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and either a holographic mark or an ultraviolet feature.
   

  6.              A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

   

  7.              For the purposes of the condition 6 set out above-

   

  (a) “duty” is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

   

  (b) “permitted price” is the price found by applying the formula- P = D + (D×V) where-

   

  (i) P is the permitted price,

  (ii) D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were

  charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

  (iii) V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

   

  (c)“relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence-

   

  (i) the holder of the premises licence,

  (ii) the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  (iii) the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence;

   

  (d) “relevant person” means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

   

  (e) “valued added tax” means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

   

  8.               Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of Condition 7 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

   

  9.              (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of

  Condition 7 on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

   

  (2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

   

   

• ANNEXE 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  1        All staff engaged in licensable activity at the premises will receive training and information in relation to the following: (i) The Challenge 25 scheme in operation at the premises, including the forms of identification that are acceptable; (ii) The hours and activities permitted by the premises licence issued under the Licensing Act 2003 and conditions attached to the licence; (iii) How to complete and maintain the refusal register in operation at the premises (in relation to the sale of alcohol); (iv) Recognising the signs of drunkenness; (v) The operating procedures for refusing service to any person who is drunk, under-age or appears to be under-age, or appears to be making a proxy purchase; (vi) Action to be taken in the event of an emergency, including reporting an incident to the emergency services. 
   

  2        Training shall be recorded in documentary form and shall be regularly refreshed at no greater than 12 month intervals. Training records shall be made available for inspection and copying at reasonable times upon request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.  Training records will be retained for at least 12 months.
   

  3        There will be in place a written age verification policy in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol, which will specify a Challenge 25 proof of age requirement.  This means that staff working at the premises must ask individuals who appear to be under 25 years of age, attempting to purchase alcohol, to produce identification.  The only acceptable identification documents will be: (i) A photo driving licence; (ii) A passport; (iii) An identification card carrying the PASS hologram.  Unless such identification is produced the sale of alcohol must be refused.
   

  4        An alcohol sales refusal register shall be kept at the premises and be maintained to include details of all alcohol sales refused.  The register will include: (i) the date and time of refusal; (ii) the reason for refusal; (iii) details of the person refusing the sale; (iv) description of the customer; (v) any other relevant observations.
   

  5        The refusals register will be made available for inspection and copying on request of an authorised officer of a responsible authority.  All entries must be made within 24 hours of the refusal.
   

  6        Staff arriving early or leaving late will be asked to conduct themselves in a quiet and orderly manner to prevent disturbance to nearby residents.
   

  7        The supply of alcohol shall be confined to the area (s) as outlined in RED on the attached plan (s).
   

• ANNEXE 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING

   

  None.

   

   

• ANNEXE 4 - PLANS

   

  Copy attached to Licence.

   

Premises Plans

• Plan - Page 1 of 1