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Licensing Act 2003

Statement of Licensing Policy

29  Temporary Event Notices

29.1  Temporary Event Notices are subject to the following limitations:

a.  duration – they are limited to events lasting up to 96 hours;

b.  scale – they cannot involve the presence of more than 499 people at any one time;

c.  use of the same premises – the same premises cannot be used more than 12 times in a period of 12 months, or more than 15 days a year;

d.  the number of notices given – a Personal Licence holder is limited to 50 notices in one year and an ordinary person to five notices in a similar period.

29.2  In any other circumstances, a temporary event at which licensable activities are to take place would require a Premises Licence if the premises or place where the event is to take place is unlicensed.

29.3  Temporary Event Notices do not involve the Licensing Authority in giving permission for the event to take place. This is a notification procedure in which only the Police may intervene to prevent such an event, or to modify the arrangements for such an event.  The Licensing Authority will only intervene if the limits on the number of notices given in the various circumstances outlined above are exceeded.

29.4  The Act requires an organiser of a temporary event to give the Licensing Authority a minimum of 10 working days’ notice.  This is the absolute legal minimum period of notification and in reality would not allow sufficient time for consultations with the Police.  

29.5  Ten working days’ notice means ten working days exclusive of the day on which the event is to start, and exclusive of the day on which the notice is given. A "working day" is defined as any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday, or a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales.

29.6  The Licensing Authority therefore recommends a minimum notice period of one calendar month before the date of the event taking place.

29.7  The Licensing Authority will not attach any terms or conditions to such events other than those set down in legislation. The Council will however, provide on request advice on health and safety matters, noise nuisance and the building of temporary structures.

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