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Thread #61322 Message #1150927
Posted By: Kevin Sheils
31-Mar-04 - 09:35 AM
Thread Name: Licensing Bill - How will it work ?
Subject: RE: Licensing Bill - How will it work ?
Richard P
as you clearly quoted from 5.16 Secton 5.16 specifies that private events are not subject to licensing unless run to provide a profit to the premises manager/owner and/or to the event organiser. etc. Whilst this appears to retain the old private "members and guest only" loophole that many clubs run under in Pubs, and seems to imply what you state, typically for this legidlation and guidance section 5.17 could be interpreted as disallowing this loophole in the case of pubs, hotels etc and I quote
5.17 A private event – for example, a wedding reception - held in a separate room of a
public house or a hotel would normally be an event which needs to be covered
by the premises licence held by the public house or hotel. For such events, the
management of the premises would normally be making available entertainment
facilities (for example, a dance floor) and the premises (the room) for the
performance of music for the entertainment of those attending. This would
unquestionably be done for a charge and with a view to profit.
I think the important words in that section are the ones Ive highlighted in bold. I think it likely that even if no charge were being made for the room a LA would interpret the management of the premises as providing the room with a view to profit. The word unquestionably is a problem to me.