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What is a licensable activity?
A licensable activity is one that
involves:
- the retail sale of alcohol
- the supply of alcohol in clubs
- the provision of late night refreshment
- the provision of regulated entertainment.
Who is the service for?
A Premises Licence is likely to be required for any site or
premises where any of the activities described above take place.
Applicants for Premises Licences will need to study the London
Borough of Redbridge’s Statement of Licensing Policy when making
the application. They will also need to submit an Operating
Schedule as part of the application.
We issue all licences in the Borough for:
- pubs
- clubs
- off-licences
- other entertainment venues (eg cinemas, theatres and
community halls which provide entertainment).
A Premises Licence will continue for the life of the business
unless there are significant changes, insolvency or closure and/or
surrender of the licence.
What is regulated entertainment?
Entertainment must be regulated if it involves a:
- play performance
- film exhibition
- sporting event held indoors
- boxing or wrestling entertainment (both indoors and
outdoors)
- performance of live music
- performance that is to be recorded
- dance performance.
In short, the presence of an audience member is key. If
there is an audience of more than one then the above restrictions
apply. There are a number of exceptions: eg: Morris
dancing, etc.
What is late night refreshment?
Late night refreshment is defined as the supply of hot food or
drink (that is, food or drink that is either served at, or has been
heated on the premises to, a temperature above ambient) to the
public for consumption, both on or off the premises, between 11 pm
and 5 am.
What regulated entertainment activities are exempt under the
Act?
- Films shown in museums or art galleries as part of an
exhibition
- Music, provided it is incidental, to a non-licensable activity,
e.g. a fashion show
- Showing television programmes
- Entertainment, such as music or a play as part of a religious
meeting or service or at a place of public religious worship (e.g.
nativity plays during a service anywhere, choral works or a play in
a church even where not part of a service)
- Garden fêtes
- Morris dancing
- In vehicles in motion. Films shown in museums or art galleries
as part of an exhibition
- Music, provided it is incidental, to a non-licensable activity,
e.g. a fashion show
- Showing television programmes
- Entertainment, such as music or a play as part of a religious
meeting or service or at a place of public religious worship (e.g.
nativity plays during a service anywhere, choral works or a play in
a church even where not part of a service)
- Garden fêtes
- Morris dancing
- In vehicles in motion.
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