What is a club premises certificate?
A club premises certificate authorises a members’ club to carry out licensable activities. The licensable activities it can carry out are:
- Sale or supply of alcohol to members or guests
- Provision of regulated entertainment
- Provision of hot foot / drink at any time between 11pm and 5am
There is no requirement for a qualifying club to have a Designated Premises Supervisor named on the certificate or a personal licence holder present to authorise the supply of alcohol.
What is regulated entertainment?
Regulated entertainment is entertainment provided in the presence of an audience, for the purpose of entertaining that audience. For example:
- The performance of a play
- The exhibition of a film
- An indoor sporting event
- Boxing or wrestling
- A performance of live music
- Any performance of dance
- Entertainment of a similar description (for example a circus)
It also includes the provision of entertainment facilities, that is facilities used for:
- Making music (for example a karaoke machine)
- Dancing (for example a dance floor)
- Entertainment of a similar description
What is a club premises certificate for?
A club premises certificate is only for use by qualifying clubs. A number of criteria must be met to be considered a qualifying club. These are:
- That under the rules of the club, persons may not be admitted to membership or be admitted as candidates for membership, to any of the privileges of membership without an interval of at least two days between their nomination for membership and their admission
- That the club is established and conducted in good faith as a club
- That the club has at least 25 members
- That alcohol is not supplied to members on the premises otherwise than by or on behalf of the club
Also to qualify as a club authorised to supply alcohol to its members and guests, additional conditions must be met. These are:
- The purchase and supply of alcohol by and for the club is managed by a committee made up o f elected members of the club all aged over 18 years
- No arrangements may be made for any person to receive any commission, percentage or similar payment at the expense of the club with reference to purchases of alcohol by the club
- No arrangements may be made for any person to derive directly or indirectly any monetary benefit from the supply of alcohol to members or guests apart from to benefit the club as a whole or any indirect benefit a person derives by reason of the supply contributing to a general gain for the clubs as a whole.
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