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Free Beer and Alcohol Licence
If I were to hold an event such as a darts match and charged £20 to enter, and then provided a "free" bar. Would I need an alcohol licence?
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You'd be required to submit a 'TEN'. (Temporary Event Notice).
That' s not quite the same as applying for a licence, since you are TELLING the licensing authority of your intent to supply alcohol, rather than ASKING PERMISSION to do so. No actual permission is required, per se, and (once the TEN has been submitted) you're free to go ahead with your plan...
20:52 Wed 13th Apr 2011
You'd be required to submit a 'TEN'. (Temporary Event Notice).
That's not quite the same as applying for a licence, since you are TELLING the licensing authority of your intent to supply alcohol, rather than ASKING PERMISSION to do so. No actual permission is required, per se, and (once the TEN has been submitted) you're free to go ahead with your plan unless the police object:
Legislation:
http://www.legislatio.../ukpga/2003/17/part/5
Summary of procedure (from Leicester City Council):
http://www.leicester....mporary-event-notice/
Chris
That's not quite the same as applying for a licence, since you are TELLING the licensing authority of your intent to supply alcohol, rather than ASKING PERMISSION to do so. No actual permission is required, per se, and (once the TEN has been submitted) you're free to go ahead with your plan unless the police object:
Legislation:
http://www.legislatio.../ukpga/2003/17/part/5
Summary of procedure (from Leicester City Council):
http://www.leicester....mporary-event-notice/
Chris
If you hold a function, for which you charge, and where alcohol is provided as a condition of paying for the ticket ... then you need a licence.
Put it another way ...
If a person didn't want to watch the darts, they just wanted to come in and drink for free ... would they be allowed to come in and drink all night without buying a ticket?
No?
Then it's not really a free bar!
You need a licence.
Put it another way ...
If a person didn't want to watch the darts, they just wanted to come in and drink for free ... would they be allowed to come in and drink all night without buying a ticket?
No?
Then it's not really a free bar!
You need a licence.
I agree with the others - a Temporary event Notice is required. It is the serving of alcohol that needs a licence regardless of whether you charge. You have to take resonsiblty not to serve anyone under 18 or create any crime or disorder.
If you download the form from your local authority and follow the instructions, only the police can object to the event.
More info here
http://www.culture.go...tertainment/4056.aspx
If you download the form from your local authority and follow the instructions, only the police can object to the event.
More info here
http://www.culture.go...tertainment/4056.aspx
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To be pedantic, Eddie, the licence is to 'supply by retail' (rather than simply 'to supply') but a court would almost certainly rule that charging indirectly (i.e. via an admission ticket for the event) would counts as 'supplying by retail'.
However if, say, a brewery wanted to simply give away quantities of its booze (perhaps as part of a promotional event), no licence or TEN would be required.
However if, say, a brewery wanted to simply give away quantities of its booze (perhaps as part of a promotional event), no licence or TEN would be required.
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