North Kesteven District CouncilLicensing Team

Ruskington Convenience Store Ltd

30-32 Millview Road, Ruskington, SLEAFORD, Lincolnshire, NG34 9EZ

Completed application 033438 which is a Minor Variation Application for Premises Licence from 28/01/2026 to indefinite

Applicant(s)

Permitted Activities

• the supply of alcohol

Additional Conditions

• ANNEX 1 - MANDATORY CONDITIONS

   

  No supply of alcohol may be made under this licence:

   

           at a time when there is no designated premises supervisor in respect of it, or

           at a time when the designated premises supervisor does not hold a personal licence, or his personal licence is suspended.

   

  Every sale or supply of alcohol made under this licence must be made or authorised by a person who holds a personal licence

   

  Below Cost Alcohol Sales

   

  1.              A relevant person shall ensure that no alcohol is sold or supplied for consumption on or off the premises for a price which is less than the permitted price.

  2.              For the purposes of the condition set out in paragraph 1:

   

  a)              ‘duty’ is to be construed in accordance with the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979;

  b)              ‘permitted price’ is the price found by applying the formula:

   

  P = D + (D x V)

   

  Where -

  P is the permitted price,

  D is the amount of duty chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the duty were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol, and

  V is the rate of value added tax chargeable in relation to the alcohol as if the value added tax were charged on the date of the sale or supply of the alcohol;

   

  c)              ‘relevant person’ means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a premises licence:

  the holder of the premises licence,

  the designated premises supervisor (if any) in respect of such a licence, or

  the personal licence holder who makes or authorises a supply of alcohol under such a licence;

   

  d)              ‘relevant person’ means, in relation to premises in respect of which there is in force a club premises certificate, any member or officer of the club present on the premises in a capacity which enables the member or officer to prevent the supply in question; and

   

  e)              ‘value added tax’ means value added tax charged in accordance with the Value Added Tax Act 1994.

   

  3.              Where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 would (apart from this paragraph) not be a whole number of pennies, the price given by that sub-paragraph shall be taken to be the price actually given by that sub-paragraph rounded up to the nearest penny.

   

  4.              (1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies where the permitted price given by Paragraph (b) of paragraph 2 on a day (“the first day”) would be different from the permitted price on the next day (“the second day”) as a result of a change to the rate of duty or value added tax.

   

  (2) The permitted price which would apply on the first day applies to sales or supplies of alcohol which take place before the expiry of the period of 14 days beginning on the second day.

   

  Age Verification Policy,

  The premises licence holder or club premises certificate holder must ensure that an age verification policy is adopted in respect of the premises in relation to the sale or supply of alcohol.

  The designated premises supervisor in relation to the premises licence must ensure that the supply of alcohol at the premises is carried on in accordance with the age verification policy.

  The policy must require individuals who appear to the responsible person to be under 18 years of age (or such older age as may be specified in the policy) to produce on request, before being served alcohol, identification bearing their photograph, date of birth and either:

  (a)  a holographic mark, or

  (b)  an ultraviolet feature.

   

• ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE

   

  The permitted times do not prohibit:

   

  a) during the first twenty minutes after the above hours, the taking of the alcohol from the premises, unless the alcohol is supplied or taken in an open vessel;

  b) the ordering of alcohol to be consumed off the premises, or the dispatch by the vendor of the alcohol so ordered;

  c) the sale of alcohol to a trader or club for the purposes of the trade or club;

  d) the sale or supply of alcohol to any canteen or mess, being a canteen in which the sale or supply of alcohol is carried out under the authority of the Secretary of State or an authorised mess of members of Her Majesty’s naval, military or air forces;

   

  Alcohol shall not be sold in an open container or be consumed on the licensed premises.

   

   

  Credit Sales

   

  Alcohol shall not be sold or supplied unless it is paid for before or at the time when it is sold or supplied, except alcohol sold or supplied to a canteen or mess.

   

• ANNEX 3 - CONDITIONS ATTACHED AFTER A HEARING BY THE LICENSING AUTHORITY

   

  AFTER THE HEARING ON 21 DECEMBER 2011

   

  A written policy shall be in place in respect of the prevention of sales of alcohol to minors, and that policy shall incorporate the Challenge 25 Scheme (Underage Sales Policy).  This shall be written and maintained by the Designated Premises Supervisor,  who shall be fully conversant with the details of such policy at all times.  The policy shall be retained at the premises and made available to the Police, Licensing Authority or Trading Standards department upon request.

   

  That Under Age Sales policy shall require any person who appears to be under the age of 25 to produce one of the following forms of identification:

   

                       Photo Driving Licence.

                       Passport.

                       Home Office approved Official Identfication card bearing a photograph and date of birth, for example HM Forces or European Union Identification.

                       A Proof of Age card accredited by the British Retail Consortium Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) bearing a photograph, date of birth and authenticated with the PASS hologram.

   

  A notice or notices shall be displayed in and at the entrance to the premises where they can be clearly seen and read and shall indicate that it is unlawful for persons under 18 to purchase alcohol or for any person to purchase alcohol on behalf of a person under 18 years of age.

   

  A register of refusals of sales of alcohol shall be kept and be available for inspection by the Police, Licensing Authority and Trading Standards department.

   

  A written training policy in respect of the premises' Underage Sales Policy shall be produced and maintained by the Designated Premises Supervisor.  The policy shall be retained at the premises and made available to the Police, Licensing Authority or Trading Standards department uopn request.

   

  All existing staff shall be trained on the Underage Sales Policy and shall not undertake the sale of alcohol until such time that such training is completed.

   

  Any new members of staff shall be trained on the premises'  Underage Sales Policy within 2 weeks of the commencement of their employment.  Until such time that this training is completed, that person shall not undertake the sale of alchol to any person.

   

  All members of staff shall undertake annual refresher training on the premises' Underage Sales Policy.

   

  The Designated Premises Supervisor shall be responsible for keeping and maintaining a written record of staff training on the premises' Underage Sales Policy detailing the following:

                       Name of member of staff.

                       Name of trainer.

                       Date the training was completed.

                       Staff member and trainer to sign the authenticity of the record.

                       Each entry shall be retained for a period of 2 years from the date of completion.

   

  The training record shall be retained at the premises and made available to the Police, Licensing Authority or Trading Standards department upon request.

   

  AFTER THE HEARING ON 3 FEBRUARY 2016

   

  The Designated Premises Supervisor to undertake the BIIAB level 2 award for Designated Premises Supervisors or equivalent course (such course to be agreed with the licensing department of North Kesteven District Council) within 6 months of the date of the decision.

  Right to work checks shall be conducted on all potential employees prior to their employment in any capacity at the premises.

  Right to work checks shall be conducted in accordance with the Home Office code of practice for employers as current at that time.

  Written records of these checks shall be retained and shall contain the following information; date of the checks, identity of the individual (full name, date of birth, country of origin) documents checked and identifying marks, result of the check, date for recheck if required.

  Written authorisation shall be given by the Designated Premises Supervisor to another member of staff who shall be managing the premises in his absence. Records of such authorisation shall be kept and maintained and made available to the Licensing Authority or Lincolnshire Police on request.