Dorset Council, Weymouth and Portland AreaLicensing Services

HOTEL AQUA

CASTLETOWN, PORTLAND, DORSET, DT5 1BD

Premises Licence WPPL0372 from from 30/10/2020 to indefinite

Licence holder(s)

Designated Premises Supervisor

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol
• an indoor sporting event
• a performance of live music
• any playing of recorded music
• entertainment of a similar description to that falling within a performance of live music, any playing of recorded music or a performance of dance
• provision of late night refreshment

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  Sale of Alcohol

                             

  1)              No supply of alcohol may be made under the premises licence:             

               

                a) at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of the premises licence; or             

                b) at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence or his/her personal licence is suspended.             

               

  2)              Every supply of alcohol under the premises licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence.             

   

  3)              (1) The responsible person shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that staff on relevant premises do not carry out, arrange or participate in any irresponsible promotions in relation to the premises.             

               

                (2) In this paragraph, an irresponsible promotion means any one or more of the following activities, or substantially similar activities, carried on for the purpose of encouraging the sale or supply of alcohol for consumption on the premises in a manner which carries a significant risk of leading or contributing to crime and disorder, prejudice to public safety, public nuisance, or harm to children:-             

               

                (a) games or other activities which require or encourage, or are designed to require or encourage, individuals to:-             

                              (i) drink a quantity of alcohol within a time limit (other than to drink alcohol sold or supplied on the premises before the cessation of the period in which the responsible person is authorised to sell or supply alcohol), or             

                              (ii) drink as much alcohol as possible (whether within a time limit or otherwise);             

               

                (b) provision of unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol free or for a fixed or discounted fee to the public or to a group defined by a particular characteristic other than any promotion or discount available to an individual in respect of alcohol for consumption at a table meal, as defined in section 159 of the Act);             

               

                (c) provision of free or discounted alcohol or any other thing as a prize to encourage or reward the purchase and consumption of alcohol over a period of 24 hours or less;             

               

                (d) provision of free or discounted alcohol in relation to the viewing on the premises of a sporting event, where that provision is dependent on:-             

                              (i) the outcome of a race, competition or other event or process, or             

                              (ii) the likelihood of anything occurring or not occurring;             

               

                (e) selling or supplying alcohol in association with promotional posters or flyers on, or in the vicinity of, the premises which can reasonably be considered to condone, encourage or glamorise anti-social behaviour or to refer to the effects of drunkenness in any favourable manner.             

               

  4)              The responsible person shall ensure that no alcohol is dispensed directly by one person into the mouth of another (other than where that other person is unable to drink without assistance by reason of a disability).             

               

  5)              The responsible person shall ensure that free tap water is provided on request to customers where it is reasonably available.             

                             

  6)              (1) The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder shall ensure that an age verification policy applies to the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.             

               

                (2) The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and a holographic mark.             

               

  7)              The responsible person shall ensure that:             

               

                (a) where any of the following alcoholic drinks is sold or supplied for consumption on the premises (other than alcoholic drinks sold or supplied having been made up in advance ready for sale or supply in a securely closed container) it is available to customers in the following measures:-             

               

                                            (i)               beer or cider - ½ pint;             

                                            (ii)               gin, rum, vodka or whisky - 25ml or 35ml;             

                                            (iii)               still wine in a glass - 125ml; and             

               

                (b) customers are made aware of the availability of these measures.             

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  Prevention of Crime and Disorder

   

  (1)              The holder of the premises licence/club registration certificate will ensure that:

  (a)              a suitable CCTV system, of a specification approved by the Dorset Police crime prevention officer, is installed at the premises;

  (b)              the location of each camera is approved by the Dorset Police crime prevention officer;

  (c)              the system and cameras are maintained in working order at all times, in accordance with guidance issued by the Dorset Police crime prevention officer;

  (d)              all recordings are kept for 30 days.

   

  Public Safety

   

  (2)              The holder of the premises licence will ensure that:

   

  (a)              adequate and appropriate supplies of first aid equipment and materials are available, taking into account the capacity of the premises;

  (b)              at least one suitably trained first aider is on duty when the public are present;

  (c)              where more than one suitably trained first aider is on duty, their respective duties are clearly defined.

   

  (3)              The holder of the premises licence will ensure that all staff receive adequate training on fire precautions, the use of fire fighting equipment and the evacuation procedures in the event of fire.

   

  (4)              The holder of the premises licence will ensure that:

   

  (a)              when disabled people are present on the premises, there are adequate arrangements to enable their safe evacuation in the event of an emergency;

  (b)              any disabled people on the premises are made aware of those arrangements.

   

  Prevention of Public Nuisance

   

  (5)              The holder of the premises licence will ensure that:

   

  (a)              prominent and clear notices/instructions are displayed at all relevant exit points instructing customers/staff to respect the needs of local residents and not to cause unnecessary noise when they leave the premises;

  (b)              public address announcements are made instructing customers/staff not to cause unnecessary noise when they leave the premises

   

  Protection of Children from harm

   

  (6)              Access to all children under the age of 16 is prohibited at all times from the bar areas.

   

  (7)              The holder of the premises licence/club registration certificate will ensure that:

   

  (a)              “proof of age” is required for any sale/supply of alcohol that takes place where there is a suspicion on the part of the person selling or supplying the alcohol that the customer is under 18 years of age;

  (b)              “proof of age” is required when the presence of children is restricted to all or part of the premises, or at certain times;

  (c)              such proof of age conforms to the PASS accreditation system, photo driving licence, student cards and passports.

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  Not applicable - no hearing held.

   

• ANNEX 4 - PLANS

   

  Refer to plan dated 12 July 2005 (No. MA 14004A) produced for Dorset Fire and Rescue Service (submitted as part of an application to convert an existing licence to a premises licenec under Schedule 8 to the Licensing Act 2003 dated 12 July 2005) which forms part of this licence and should be read in conjunction with it.