Agenda and minutes
Licensing Sub-Committee (Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005) - Thursday, 16 June 2016 11:30 am
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Election of Chairman To elect a Chairman for the ensuing meeting Minutes: 1.1 It was proposed, seconded and RESOLVED That Councillor R E Garnham be appointed as Chair for the meeting. |
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Announcements When the continuous alarm sounds you must evacuate the building by the nearest available fire exit. Members and visitors should proceed to the visitors’ car park at the front of the building and await further instructions (staff should proceed to their usual assembly point). Please do not re-enter the building unless instructed to do so.
In the event of a fire any person with a disability should be assisted in leaving the building. Minutes: 2.1 The evacuation procedure, as noted on the Agenda, was advised to those present. |
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Declarations of Interest Pursuant to the adoption by the Council on 26 June 2012 of the Tewkesbury Borough Council Code of Conduct, effective from 1 July 2012, as set out in Minute No. CL.34, Members are invited to declare any interest they may have in the business set out on the Agenda to which the approved Code applies. Minutes: 3.1 The Sub-Committee’s attention was drawn to the Tewkesbury Borough Council Code of Conduct which was adopted by the Council on 26 June 2012 and took effect from 1 July 2012. 3.2 The following declaration was made:
3.3 There were no further declarations made on this occasion.
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Application for Grant of a Club Premises Certificate for Norton Rugby Football Club To determine an application for a Club Premises Certificate for Norton Rugby Football Club. Additional documents:
Minutes: 4.1 The report of the Licensing and Systems Officer, circulated at Pages No. 1-48, outlined an application for the grant of a club premises certificate in respect of Norton Rugby Football Club. The Licensing Sub-Committee was asked to determine the application taking such steps, if any, as it considered appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives. 4.2 The Licensing and Systems Officer explained that, since the publication of the report, further information had emerged in relation to the application. A complaint had been received two days earlier alleging that the Norton Rugby Football Club was regularly organising events and carrying out licensable activities, including the sale of alcohol, without any authorisation under the Licensing Act 2003. Authorisation included a premises licence, a temporary events notice or a club premises certificate. Section 136 (1) of the Licensing Act 2003 made it an offence to carry out, or attempt to carry out, a licensable activity otherwise than in accordance with an authorisation and the maximum penalty for a conviction was currently set at £20,000. Given that the complaint was very recent, Officers considered that further investigation was necessary and this could be prejudiced should the Licensing Sub-Committee determine the application today. On that basis, it was requested that the application be deferred until the investigation was complete or the matter disposed. 4.3 The Chair indicated that his view was that the application should be deferred in accordance with Officer advice, and it was subsequently RESOLVED That the application be DEFERRED until the investigation into the complaint that Norton Rugby Football Club was regularly organising events and carrying out licensable activities, including the sale of alcohol, without any authorisation under the Licensing Act 2003, was complete or the matter was disposed. |
