Public Entertainment Licence

Club alternative to PELs

10-Mar-2005

QWe are continuing to have difficulty obtaining a public entertainment licence because of objections. A colleague of mine in the jazz world has told...

Councillors must behave properly and listen to the evidence

09-Dec-2004

It isn't often I make it onto the back page of the Morning Advertiser, mainly because I like to keep the vagaries of my private life out of the reach...

Alterations affect licence

14-Aug-2003

QWe have a local nightclub that is applying for a section 20 consent to alterations to knock down part of the bar and make a slightly larger area for...

Little joy from our PEL saga

05-Jun-2003

I recently made an application for a public entertainment licence and for extended hours. The local EHO did not object, the police did not object and...

Play safe with DJs and PELs

15-May-2003

QWould a single DJ, who works in my bar up to the end of normal permitted hours, need a public entertainment licence (PEL)? AIt is probable that a...

Full fee for truncated PEL

30-Jan-2003

QWe put in for a public entertainment licence for our pub two weeks before Christmas, thinking that it would run from the time it was granted. When...

Public Entertainment Licence charge scrapped

19-Nov-2002

Pubs will no longer pay the controversial charge for a Public Entertainment Licence (PEL) under changes planned in the Licensing Bill.The PEL has...

What to do if you breach a condition of your PEL

23-Oct-2002

by Richard Williams of thePublican.com's legal team from London solicitors Joelson Wilson.If you are the holder of a public entertainment licence, it...

Licensees must have PEL for karaoke says court

20-Jul-2001

Licensees have been warned that a recent court ruling does not mean they can run karaoke nights without a public entertainment licence...

Troubled publican set to lead Pubwatch scheme

02-Apr-2001

A licensee who faced losing his public entertainment licence because of late-night brawls outside his pub is to lead a new Pubwatch scheme in his...

Extending Hours

14-Mar-2001

I have a liquor licence for premises which are run as a function room. The premises are only used for private functions, for example wedding...

Have a happy New Year

14-Mar-2001

I am the owner of a small country inn. I do not and have never provided entertainment at the premises due to the costs, the size of the drinking area...