1. Legislation update and reminder
Licensing Act 2003
New Food Safety Regulations
Premises and equipment
Risk Assessment ashore

2. Licensing Act 2003 Four main objectives of the Act:
The prevention of crime
and disorder
Public safety
The prevention of public
nuisance
The protection of children from harm

3. Licensable Activities
The sale by retail of alcohol
The supply of alcohol in Club premises
Late night refreshments
Provision of regulated entertainment

4. Licensing Act 2003 Premises Licence and Club Premises Certificate
RYA Clubs should have now applied for conversion to the new:-
- Premises Licence or
- Club Premises Certificate
Your Local Authority are now the
Licensing Authority
7th November
– New Law commenced

5. Premises Licence Brings together 6 licensing regimes
No time limit on Licence
Abolishes standard drinking hours
Appropriate for Clubs with full
on-licences
Personal Licence Holder required
Also a Designated Premises Supervisor

6. Club Premises Certificate
Replaces:
Club Registration Certificate
Permits Clubs to supply alcohol only
to members and guests
Allows “Temporary Event Notices”
Up to 12 events per premises per year
No requirement for:
Designated Premises Supervisor
Personal License holder

7. Qualifying Club activities
Supply of alcohol by the Club to a member
The sale of alcohol to a guest of a member for consumption ON the premises
The provision of regulated entertainment by the Club for members and their guests

8. Regulated entertainment
Definition includes:-
Performance of a play
Exhibition of a film
Indoor sporting event
Performance of live music
Performance of dance
Does not include:-
Games commonly played around the bar – pool, darts etc.

9. Making an application Premises Licence: Club Premises Certificate:
Completed application form
An operating schedule
A plan of the premises
Consent of the Designated Premises Supervisor
The fee
Club Premises Certificate:
Club operating schedule
A copy of the Club rules

10. Operating schedule Should include:
Club activities relating to the application
The proposed hours – including public
Whether alcohol consumption will be
“on” or “off premises”
Steps to promote Licensing objectives
Definition of a “Guest”
Details of Designated Premises Supervisor
(Premises Licence only)

11. Licensing fees A £100 £70 B £190 £180 C £315 £295 D £460 £320 E £635
Rateable value
Band
Application fee
Annual fee
No rateable value to £4,300 A
£100
£70
£4,301 to £33,000 B
£190
£180
£33,001 to £87,000 C
£315
£295
£87,001 to £125,000 D
£460
£320
£125,001 and above E
£635
£350

12. RYA response To DCMS Consultation:- Fee levels Temporary Event Notices
Increase in costs - from £15 to (£100 + £70) excessive
Against Governments encouragement of sports
To provide LA funding Sports Clubs lumped in with Discos,
pubs in terms of social risk and binge drinking!
Temporary Event Notices
Proposed increasing TENs to 25 per year from 12
This would help raise funds to offset License fees
Some Clubs may then not have to apply for Premises
and Personal Licences

13. Where are we now? - 2006 update –
Government have set up:-
“Independent Licensing Fees Review Panel”
August 2005, RYA completed a Club survey on behalf of the CCPR - presented to the Panel
Club survey showed
Many Clubs within band A and B
Advertising requirement expensive
Application process unduly onerous – 18 pages
Increase in fees excessive – Bars may close?
“Panel” have now published an interim report

14. “Panel” – Interim report
4 recommendations:-
Central source of information
Why the system has changed and what the
Act delivers to fulfil objectives
What new system does for fee payers
Fee payers duties – LA responsibilities
Date set for payment of fees
October 1st – Fixed date easier to remember and plan for
Simplifying application process
Alternative method of advertising applications
“Professionally” drawn plans not always necessary
No impediment to Licensing Authorities
Monitoring, enforcement, and administration more efficient

15. “Panel” – Interim report
The interim report concludes that:-
It is not yet possible to reach decisions on the main issues until the final report, due out in August 2006
“As part of the next stage of work, we will want to identify as accurately as possible the overall costs for authorities and fee payers both during transition and ongoing annual costs”

16. More information Available from:
Local District Council – Licensing officer
Department for culture, media and sport
website –
RYA Club website –

18. Safety ashore Clubs providing food or drink
Clubs with premises and equipment
Risk Assessment ashore

19. Clubs providing food and drink
Food Safety regulations make it an offence to
sell food which fails to meet safety needs
Regulations apply to any Club with or
without staff
Clubs must register with their Local Authority
- Identify steps critical to food safety
- Ensure safety controls are in place
The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations
Food safety management procedures
HACCP now important part of food safety management procedures and “due care” evidence

20. HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points Purchase Storage
Preparation
Cooking
Chill and storage
Transfer
Freeze
Thaw and reheat
Serve
Reheat
Hazard
Analysis
Critical
Control
Points
A way of looking at
food process flow

21. “Safer food, better business”
Available from the
Food Standards Agency
“This food management pack has been developed to help small catering businesses to comply with new regulations that apply from January 1st”

22. More information Available from:
Local Council – Environmental Health Officer
Food Standards Agency:-
Download - “Safer food, better business”
RYA website –

23. Clubs with premises and equipment
Safety and maintenance rules
Provision and use of equipment
Lifting operation and lifting equipment
Provision of a First Aid box
Control of hazardous substances
Risk Assessment

24. More information Available from: RYA website “Red Tape” – www.rya.org
Contact Mandy Peters – RYA Legal Department