Changes to Temporary Event Notices from 25th April 2012
The Change
- Environmental Health can object, in addition to the police
- Objections can relate to any licensing objective
- Conditions can be added
- Late notices can be given under exceptional circumstances
- Increase in number and duration of events per premises
- Longer objection period
Power to add conditions
Conditions may be added if:
- There has been an objection
- Authority considers it “appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives”
- Conditions are on a premises licence or club premises certificate for all or part of the premises
- Conditions would not be inconsistent with the carrying out of the licensable activities under the temporary event notice.
Two Types of Notice
There will now be
- Standard Temporary Event Notices
- Late Temporary Event Notices
Standard Temporary Event Notices are given at least 10 working days before the event to the licensing authority and (if not electronic) to police/Environmental Health.
Where notices are given electronically, authority must forward to police/Environmental Health by the next working day.
Objection to late notice
- Where there is an objection to a late Temporary Event Notice the authority must serve a counter-notice at least 24 hours before the event.
- ie the applicant who serves a late Temporary Event Notice takes a risk, in that police/Environmental Health may veto the event.
- There is no appeal against the veto
Limits on notices
- Personal licensees: 50 standard including 10 late
- Non personal licensees: 5 standard including 2 late.
Longer Temporary Event Notices
- Maximum event period increased from 4 to 7 days (168 hours)
- Maximum per premises per year increased from 15 to 21 days
Longer period for objection
The Police and Environmental Health will have 3 working days to object to a notice.