Harberton Parish Hall
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENTS LICENCE CONDITIONS

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(1) This licence shall be displayed in the foyer or entrance to the premises licensed (hereinafter called 'the premises').

(2) This Licence shall, unless revoked in the meantime, be in force until the 4th day of April (next).

(3) Public (dancing), (singing), (music) or other public entertainment of the like kind shall only take place in the said premises on the following days and during the hours specified, namely:-

Monday to Friday: 8.00a.m. to midnight
Saturday: 8.00a.m. to 11.45p.m.
Sunday: 8.00a.m. to 10.30p.m.

and is prohibited during any other hours and on Christmas Day, Good Friday or day appointed for public fast without the consent of the Council being first obtained, except such public entertainment as is authorised by Section 182(1) Licensing Act 1964.

(4) The premises shall be closed not later than midnight every night during the week, except on Saturday night, when it shall be closed at 11.45p.m. and on Sunday night, when it shall be closed at 10.30p.m.

(5) There shall be affixed and kept in some conspicuous place on the door or entrance of such premises so licensed as aforesaid, an inscription in inch capital letters, in the words following:-

'Licensed in pursuance of Act of parliament for public entertainments'.

(6) All lavatories, water closets or urinals shall at all times be kept in good order and repair and be properly and effectually cleansed, ventilated and disinfected and supplied with water and all necessary requisites and all doors leading thereto shall be suitably marked.

(7) The maximum number of persons to be permitted on the premises at any one time shall not exceed 250.

(8) The person or persons having effective control of the premises shall make efficient arrangements for ensuring that the maximum number of persons permitted to be on the premises at any one time is not exceeded. Such arrangements to include provisions whereby any authorised officer of the Licensing Authority or the Devon Fire Brigade can determine the number of persons present (without a physical count).

(9) (a) The Licensee, or a responsible person nominated by him in writing for the purpose, not being a person under 21 years of age, shall be in attendance during the whole period the premises are open to the public and shall be assisted by a staff of attendants or stewards according to the following scale:-

 (9) (b) At every performance to which Section 12 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 applies, the number of attendants or stewards in those parts of the premises which are not more than ten feet above or below ground level, shall not be less than two per cent of the seating capacity of those parts of the premises, and in all other parts of the premises it shall not be less than four per cent of the seating capacity for those parts of the premises provided that where children are in the charge of school teachers, those teachers may be regarded as attendants or stewards in respect of not more than one-half of the number of attendants or stewards required in section (a) of this condition.

(9) (c) At every performance where children are accommodated above ground level there shall be an attendant or steward at the foot of each stairway used for entrance while the audience is entering the premises and at the head of each stairway used for exit throughout the performance and while the audience is leaving the premises. Where children are accommodated below ground level those attendants or stewards shall be stationed at the head of each stairway while the audience is entering the premises and at the foot thereof during the performance and while the audience is leaving the premises.

(9) (d) Throughout the time when the public are in attendance staff users or stewards shall wear either distinctive clothing or suitable armbands.

(10) A fire routine appropriate to the premises shall be devised.

(11) All persons employed to work in the premises and ushers or stewards not so employed shall be given instruction and training in what to do in case of fire.

(12) The licensee shall ensure that one specific person shall be made responsible for organising training of staff and any non-staff ushers or stewards that may be used and the same person shall be responsible for co-ordinating the actions to be taken in the event of fire. Effective arrangements shall be made for a nominated deputy to carry out the above duties.

(13) All means of escape, i.e. corridors, gangways, passages, stairways, exitways etc., shall be kept free from obstruction at all times when members of the public are on the premises.

(14) All stairs and steps shall be maintained with non-slippery and even surfaces and any stair coverings shall be secured and maintained so that they will not in any way be a source of danger to persons escaping in case of fire.

(15) Before carrying out any alteration to the premises including the wall and ceiling linings or any material alteration in the internal arrangement of the premises or in the furniture, or equipment with which the premises are provided, 28 days written notice must be given to the Licensing Authority and to the Fire Authority.

(16) In the case of premises used under the authority of this licence on more than twelve occasions in any licence year, the licensee shall furnish to the Licensing Authority annually at the time of renewal of the licence a certificate as to the condition of the electrical installation with which the premises are provided and in the case of premises licensed for only one or more specific occasions, such certificate shall be provided when required by the Licensing Authority. The certificate to be signed by a competent electrician.

(17) Any alterations, modifications or extensions to the electrical installation with which premises are provided shall be carried out by a competent electrician and shall be strictly in accordance with I.E.E. Regulations and any portable electrical equipment or appliance used in the premises shall be in efficient working order and correctly wired and connected.

(18) A sensitive earth leakage protection system (residual current device) having a rated residual operating current of not exceeding 30 milliamps, shall be installed and maintained as part of the fixed wiring installation supplying the stage area.

(19) In the case of an outbreak or suspected outbreak of fire the Fire Brigade shall be called immediately.

(20) A conspicuous notice clearly stating the location of the nearest telephone and the correct method of summoning the Fire Brigade shall be displayed in the foyer of or entrance to the premises.

(21) No explosive or highly inflammable material shall be brought into the premises and any curtains, draped or other decorative materials introduced into the premises shall either be inherently non-flammable or comply with B.S.5867: part 2, Type 2.

(22) No portable heating appliances shall be permitted on the premises during the time they are used for the purpose to which this licence applies.

(23) During the time the public are in the premises, the use of pyrotechnics shall be prohibited other than on a stage which is capable or being separated from the public by a fire resistant curtain. In this connection pyrotechnics means the use of apparatus or other devices for the production of smoke, coloured smoke or firework-like effects.

(24) The emergency lighting with which the premises are provided shall be maintained in efficient working order and be in operation during the whole time that the public are in the theatre. This existing system must illuminate all exit signs, doorways, steps and passages forming exit routes from the licensed premises and any other part of the premises specified in the schedule of conditions and shall be independent of normal lighting system. Oil lamps and candles shall not be used.

(25) All 'Exit' Signs shall be maintained in a good state of repair.

(26) The use of naked lights of flames during performances is prohibited unless prior written consent of the Licensing Authority has been obtained.

(27) Any doors required to be fire resisting shall be effectively maintained and where such doors are also required to be self closing they shall be maintained as such and shall be provided with no means of holding them in the open position, other than automatic releases where these have been specifically approved by the Licensing Authority.

(28) (i) The doors of any doorway through which persons might have to pass so as to get out of the premises shall be capable of being easily and immediately opened without the aid of a key at all times when members of the public are on the premises.

(28) (ii) All doors fitted with panic bolts or latches shall be indicated by the words 'PUSH BAR TO OPEN' in 100mm (4") block letters in a distinctive colour, preferably white letters on a green background.

(29) If the premises are to be used for any entertainment involving a closely seated audience the seating arrangements must have been approved by the Licensing Authority. Before such approval can be given, copies of a plan showing the proposed seating arrangements shall be submitted to the Licensing Authority and to the Fire Authority.

(30) Notwithstanding the foregoing condition:-

(30) (a) In any premises exclusively used for closely seated audience all seats shall be securely fixed to the floor.

(30) (b) In premises not exclusively used for a closely seated audience, chairs, if provided shall be battened or otherwise securely fixed together to the satisfaction of the Licensing Authority in lengths of not less than four nor more twelve chairs, and if more than 400 people are to be accommodated the chairs or seats adjoining any gangway shall be securely fixed to the floor.

(30) (c) There shall be an unobstructed seatway or space of at least 300mm (12") measured between perpendiculars between the back of one seat and the front of the seat immediately behind.

(30) (d) The maximum number of chairs or seats in any row shall not exceed:-

(i) seven where there is gangway at one end only of the row, and

(ii) fourteen where there is a gangway at each end of the row,

except that the number of seats in a row served by only one gangway may be increased to eleven if the seatway is increased by 25mm (1") for each additional seat over seven and the number of seats in a row served by two gangways may be increased to 22 if the seatway is increased by 25mm (1") for each additional seat or pair of seats over fourteen.

(31) At any time when an entertainment to which this licence applies is being, or is about to be given and at any other reasonable time, any authorised officer of the Licensing Authority, the Devon Fire Brigade or the Police Authority shall be given free ingress to the premises for the purposes of inspection.

(32) A log book shall be kept in which there shall be recorded details of tests and maintenance of fire fighting equipment, fire warning system (where applicable) and emergency lighting and the dates on which staff, stewards or ushers received training in the action to be taken in case of fire.

(33) The use of the premises hereby licensed shall not be or become a nuisance to nearby residents or passers by and the licence holder will use his best endeavours to ensure that at the close of licensed entertainment, patrons disperse as quietly as possible.

(34) The volume of any apparatus used shall be under the control of the management, from a part of the premises which is not accessible to the public.

(35) The Fire Officer's recommendations (if any) shall be strictly observed.

(36) All fire fighting equipment with which the premises are provided shall be maintained in efficient working order.

(37) The fire warning system (if provided) shall be maintained in efficient working order.

(38) No person shall at the premises (other than as provided by Section 5 of the Hypnotism Act 1952) give any exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism, mesmerism or any similar act or process which produces or is intended to produce in any other person any form of induces sleep or trance in which the susceptibility of the mind to suggestion or direction is increased or intended to be increased without the prior written consent of the Council.

(39) The Licence holder is not to permit any drunkenness, disorderly conduct or any singing or dancing which is of an obscene or offensive nature or is calculated to incite any breach of the peace.

(40) Every part of the licensed premises to which the public are admitted shall be so efficiently lighted that the management may afford adequate supervision over the whole area used for licensed entertainment.

(41) Laser effect lighting shall not be used except with the prior written approval of the licensing authority.

(42) (a) Facilities and equipment suitable for the number of patrons, and the type of event undertaken by virtue of the licence, shall be provided, to enable first-aid treatment to be given promptly in the event of an injury to patrons or staff.

(42) (b) A steward, or other responsible member of staff, shall be designated to take charge of the situation (call an ambulance and administer first-aid) in the event of any patron or member of staff being badly injured or becoming seriously ill whilst on the premises.

(42) (c) In the event of any accident causing injury to any person or property within the licensed premises, the Licensee shall record any particulars in respect thereof as the Council may require (this requirement is without prejudice to any statutory requirements). The date on which staff have obtained first-aid qualifications or received refresher training shall be recorded and kept with the log book.

(43) The Licensee shall give to any person or persons hiring the premises for the purpose of public entertainment a copy of the Licence and general conditions.

(44) In the case of breach or disregard of the terms or conditions of this licence the Licensee shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20,000 and this Licence shall be liable to be revoked by order of the Licensing Authority.

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