(1)Where it is proposed to use premises for one or more licensable activities during a period not exceeding 96 hours, an individual may give to the relevant licensing authority notice of that proposal (a “temporary event notice”).
(2)In this Act, the “premises user”, in relation to a temporary event notice, is the individual who gave the notice.
(3)An individual may not give a temporary event notice unless he is aged 18 or over.
(4)A temporary event notice must be in the prescribed form and contain—
(a)a statement of the matters mentioned in subsection (5),
(b)where subsection (6) applies, a statement of the condition mentioned in that subsection, and
(c)such other information as may be prescribed.
(5)Those matters are—
(a)the licensable activities to which the proposal mentioned in subsection (1) relates (“the relevant licensable activities”),
(b)the period (not exceeding 96 hours) during which it is proposed to use the premises for those activities (“the event period”),
(c)the times during the event period when the premises user proposes that those licensable activities shall take place,
(d)the maximum number of persons (being a number less than 500) which the premises user proposes should, during those times, be allowed on the premises at the same time,
(e)where the relevant licensable activities include the supply of alcohol, whether supplies are proposed to be for consumption on the premises or off the premises, or both, and
(f)such other matters as may be prescribed.
(6)Where the relevant licensable activities include the supply of alcohol, the notice must make it a condition of using the premises for such supplies that all such supplies are made by or under the authority of the premises user.
(7)The temporary event notice—
(a)must be given to the relevant licensing authority (in duplicate) no later than ten working days before the day on which the event period begins, and
(b)must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(8)The Secretary of State may, by order—
(a)amend subsections (1) and (5)(b) so as to substitute any period for the period for the time being specified there;
(b)amend subsection (5)(d) so as to substitute any number for the number for the time being specified there.
(9)In this section “supply of alcohol” means—
(a)the sale by retail of alcohol, or
(b)the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to, or to the order of, a member of the club.
Commencement Information
I1S. 100(4)(5)(f)(7)(b)(8) in force at 16.12.2003 by S.I. 2003/3222, art. 2, Sch. and s. 100 in force otherwise at 10.11.2005 by S.I. 2005/3056, art. 2(1)