Club premises certificate

When do you apply?

When do you apply for a club premises certificate?

There are three basic scenarios that determine when you need to apply.

1. You already sell or supply alcohol and/or provide regulated entertainment and want to carry on operating as you are now.
   
   If you already sell or supply alcohol and/or provide regulated entertainment and have a club registration certificate you may apply to convert it into club premises certificate on a like-for-like basis at any time between 7 February and 6 August 2005.
   
   
2. You already sell or supply alcohol and/or provide regulated entertainment and want to change how you currently operate.
   
   If you want to vary the conditions of your existing club registration certificate(s) – perhaps you want to have some form of entertainment or change your hours – then you can apply to vary the conditions attached to your licence. You can submit a variation application at the same time as you make your conversion application, and on the same form.
   
   
3. You do not at present have a club registration certificate.
   
   If you do not have a club registration certificate on or before 7 February 2005 (for example if you wanted to open a club), then you must allow two calendar months from the time you make your application to the time you wish to start trading.

Please note: Even if your application for a licence is granted before the Second Appointed Day (date to be confirmed, but expected to be in November 2005) you cannot start operating with new hours, activities, etc. until the Second Appointed Day. You must keep your existing club registration certificate up to date until this time.

If you want to vary the conditions of your existing club registration certificate – perhaps you want to have some form of entertainment or change your hours – then you must allow approximately two calendar months from the time you apply to the time you wish to carry out those changes.

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