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Airports and Alcohol

Oct 20th, 2010
by Maria Guida.
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With the half term school holiday nearly at an end now, many of you will be returning from having hopped on a plane to enjoy some sun.  Did  you know that any airside venue at an international airport, selling an alcoholic drink to a person, who is already drunk, cannot be prosecuted (even for this most obvious breach of the licensing laws)?

This is because such venues enjoy immunity from the Licensing Act. Sussex Police recently carried out a “test purchasing” spree at Gatwick Airport and uncovered some sales to underage drinkers. Sadly for them, due to the fact that any bar, restaurant or pub selling alcohol on the airside of International Airports in England and Wales do not need a premises licence, they were unable to prosecute. Now Sussex Police are lobbying for change.

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OFF-LICENCE REFUSED ON CUMULATIVE IMPACT GROUNDS

Mar 2nd, 2010
by Maria Guida.
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What is “Cumulative Impact”?

When a Licensing Authority believes that the cumulative impact of the concentration of licensed premises in an area is adversely affecting the promotion of any of the 4 Licensing Objectives (prevention of crime and disorder, public nuisance, public safety and protection of children from harm) it can consider any relevant representations from either a ‘responsible authority’ (e.g. the police or noise nuisance) or ‘an interested party’ (usually a local resident living nearby to the premises in question).  The objection will usually state that the cumulative impact of new licences is leading to an area becoming saturated with premises of a particular type, making it a focal point and creating exceptional problems of disorder and nuisance over and above the impact from the individual premises themselves. In such cases the issue of cumulative impact can be taken into account when considering the individual merits of any application.

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