Policing and Crime Bill

Clause 32: General licensing conditions relating to alcohol Amendment 113 113: Clause 32, leave out Clause 32 and insert the following new Clause— "Licensing conditions relating to alcohol (1) Section 19 of the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) (mandatory conditions where licence authorises supply of alcohol) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (3) insert— "( ) The third condition is that the responsible person (as defined in section 153(4)) shall ensure that staff of licensed premises must not carry out (or arrange or participate in) any promotions or activities on the premises for the purpose of promoting the supply, sale or consumption of alcohol which encourages the irresponsible drinking of alcohol, including— (a) games or other activities that require or encourage (or are designed to require or encourage) individuals to drink a quantity of alcohol against a time limit (except for finishing already purchased drinks at closing time), or to drink as much alcohol as they can (whether within a time limit or otherwise), or which encourages (or is designed to require or encourage) individuals to drink alcohol irresponsibly; (b) promotions for free or discounted alcohol to any group that is defined by sex, age, appearance, vocation, dress or numbers within the group (except any promotion or discount that is made with a table meal as defined in section 159); (c) providing unlimited or unspecified quantities of alcohol for a fixed or discounted fee which relates to alcohol and entry to the premises offers; (d) selling or supplying alcohol subject to conditions that encourage or reward (or are designed to encourage or reward) the purchase and consumption of alcohol in one 24-hour period by the awarding of a prize, including the award of free gifts or free alcohol; (e) selling or supplying alcohol for free or at a discounted price dependent upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of unpredictable events occurring or being viewed on the premises; and (f) promotions on the premises, other than those already covered by the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) and the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) advertising codes, for the sale or supply of alcohol that could be interpreted as conditioning, encouraging or glamorising irresponsible drinking or drunkenness or encouraging anti-social behaviour, or referring to the effects of alcohol intoxication in any favourable manner.""