Membership
The Membership shall be comprised of at least 10 and
no more than 15 Members.
Chair
The Speakers Panel (Liquor Licensing) will have one Chair and
one Deputy Chair.
Quorum
The Quorum for Speakers Panel (Liquor Licensing) shall be
three members.
Terms of Reference
The Speakers Panel (Liquor Licensing) shall
have delegated powers within the framework of Council Policy and
pursuant to schedule 1 of the Local Authorities (Functions and
Responsibilities) (England) Regulations 2000, as set out in the
Licensing Act 2003 (as amended), to deal with the
following:-
a)
to determine, vary, review
and transfer Premises Licences;
b)
to review a Premises
Licence following a Closure Order
issued by the police and the exercise of powers by a Magistrates'
Court;
c)
to vary the details of an
individual specified in a Premises Licence as the designated Premises
Supervisor;
d)
to determine applications
for, and renewal of, Personal Licences;
e)
to determine, vary and
review Club Premises Certificates;
f)
to determine a Provisional
Statement;
g)
the conversion of existing
Licences and Club Registration
Certificates during the period of transition;
h)
the grant of Personal
Licences to the holder of an existing
Justices' Licence during the period of
transition;
i)
the cancellation of an
Interim Authority Notice following a police objection;
j)
to review individual
Personal Licences when convictions come
to light after the grant or renewal of a Personal Licence;
k)
to issue Counter Notices
following a police objection to a Temporary Event
Notice;
l)
to determine Licences relating to the provision of pavement
cafes within the Borough;
m)
to determine applications
for premises licences for the following
activities: bingo; betting; adult gaming centres; family entertainment centres; casinos; horse racing and dog
tracks;
n)
to determine permits for:
gaming machines in alcohol licensed premises; gamine machines for
members clubs; other gaming activities in members clubs; category D
machines in unlicensed family entertainment centres; and prize gaming; and
o)
to register and issue: small
society lotteries; occasional and temporary use notices; and
provisional statements.