Licence Granted for Licence Number: 7723

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Further Information on Licence Number: 7723

Property details

Licence number:

7723

Trading name and address:

HOT MUNCHIES
30, Southwark Street, SE1 1TU

Ward:

Borough and Bankside

Applicant and Designated Premises Supervisor details

Licence Holder:

HIFJUN NAHAR

Designated Premises Supervisor name:

SELVAKUMAR MUTHALAGAPPAN

Licence details

Licence type:

Premises

Date granted:

October 01 2005

Licensable activities and conditions

Opening hours:

Granted licensable activities:

Late night refreshment - indoors
Monday 23:00 to 01:00
Tuesday 23:00 to 01:00
Wednesday 23:00 to 01:00
Thursday 23:00 to 01:00
Friday 23:00 to 04:00
Saturday 23:00 to 04:00
Sunday 23:00 to 01:00

Conditions:

233 - The license or a clear copy shall be exhibited at all times to the satisfaction of the Council in the premises, in such a position that it can be easily seen by all persons using the premises. The license shall be adequately protected against theft, vand alism or defacement.

234 - a.The licensee shall take all reasonable precautions for the safety of the public and employees and, except with the consent of the Council, shall retain control over all portions of the premises. b.No poster, advertisement, photograph, sketch, synopsis or programme shall be displayed by or on behalf of the licensee at the licensed premises or at any other public place except in accordance with the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisement) Regulations 1989 or any other amending or replacing t he same. c.The premises may not be used under the terms of the license unless and until any necessary permission and/or consents have been obtained pursuant to the Town and Country Planning Act 1971, the London Building Acts 1930-39 and the Building Act 1984 or any legislation replacing the same. d.The premises shall not be used for public entertainment, exhibition or display of any kind unless the Council's consent has first been obtained and any necessary license granted.

235 - a.The licensee or some responsible person nominated by him in writing for the purpose shall be in charge of, and upon, the licensed premises during the whole time that they are open to the public. Such written nomination shall be continuously available for inspection by any officer authorised in writing by the Council. The person in charge shall not been gaged on any duties which will prevent him or her from exercising general supervision and he or she shall be assisted as necessary by suitable adult persons to ensure adequate supervision. The person in charge should be conversant with these rules, a copy of which should be held on the premises. b.The licensee shall maintain a daily register (or similar documents approved by the Council) in which he or she shall record the name and address of any person who is present at, and responsible for managing, the licensed premises and if required by the Council the names and addresses of all persons employed at or working in the licensed night cafe. The re gister is to be completed by 11.15pm each day (12.15am for take-away only premises) the licensed night cafe is open for business and is to be available for inspection by the police and by authorised officers of the Council. c.All members of staff shall be easily identified as such. If required by the Council in writing the licensee shall ensure that during the hours the licensed night cafe is open for business every employee or person working for in the licensed premises wears a badge of a type appr oved by the Council indicating his or her name and that he or she is an employee or person working in the premises. d.A notice showing the name of the person in charge of the premises at the time they are open under the licence shall be conspicuously exh ibited in a position where it can be easily seen by customers.

236 - a.The licensee shall maintain good order in the premises. b.The licensee shall ensure that no part of the premises are used by prostitutes, for soliciting or any other immoral purposes. c.The licensee shall ensure that the public are not admitted to any part or parts of the premises other than those which have been approved by the Council. d.The licensee or any other person concerned in the conduct or management of the premises shall not seek to obtain custom by means of personal solicitation outside or in the vicinity of the premises. e.No poster, photograph, sketch, painting or any other form of advertisement or display shall be displayed by or on behalf of the licensee on, outside or within the premises in a position where it is visible to the pub lic if the Council regards it as unsuitable for exhibition to the public. If the licensee is notified in writing that the Council objects under this rule to a poster, photograph,sketch, painting, advertisement or display the item shall be removed or comp letely obscured from sight. f.The premises shall be conducted wholly or mainly for the purpose of providing refreshment (that is to say food and/or drink) to the public. g.No articles or goods shall, unless the consent of the Council has first been ob tained be sold, displayed, hired, exchanged, loaned, demonstrated, or offered for sale, hire, loan or exchange on the premises except for items of food and drink which are provided for refreshment of members of the public.

237 - All items of food and drink offered for sale in the premises shall be clearly listed in a priced tariff. This tariff shall also clearly show the cost of any additional services provided at the premises together with VAT thereon if applicable. A copy of the tariff shall be supplied on request to an authorised officer of the Council.

238 - There shall be prominently and legibly displayed a comprehensive tariff of charges which shall be illuminated and placed in such a position that it can easily and conveniently be read by persons before entering the premises. Where drinks, beverages or l ike refreshments are offered for sale or consumption on the premises the tariff of charges shall indicate clearly that each drink or beverage offered for sale or consumption is non-alcoholic.

239 - a.The licensee shall ensure that no noise shall emanate from the licensed premises or vibration be transmitted through the structure of the licensed premises which gives rise to a nuisance to the occupiers of premises in the vicinity of the licensed prem ises. b.Without prejudice to the generality of this condition the licensee shall ensure that no form of loudspeaker or sound amplification equipment is cited on or near the exterior of the licensed premises or in or near any foyer, doorway, window or ope ning to those premises.

240 - Officers of the Council, who are furnished with authorities which they will produce on request, shall be admitted immediately at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises.

241 - Overcrowding shall not be allowed on any part of the premises

242 - No change of use of any portion of the premises from that approved by the Council shall be made until the Council's consent has been obtained thereto.

243 - The approved arrangements shall be maintained at all times in good order, repair and condition.

244 - a.Alterations or additions, whether permanent or temporary, to the approved arrangements including the means of lighting, sanitation or ventilation, or to the structure or layout of the premises, shall not be made except with the prior consent of the Cou ncil. Provided that this rule shall not require notice to be given to the Council of any work which is necessary for the efficient maintenance of the approved arrangements and which are carried out in accordance with these rules. b.Notice in writing sha ll be given to the Council of any alterations or addition proposed to be made, and such notice shall be accompanied by full details and, if necessary by drawings (in duplicate). The work shall not be started until the consent of the Council has been obt ained. c.Notice in writing shall be given to the Council of intention to carry out work necessitating the use of internal or external scaffolding, cradles or plant. If the Council shall so require, the premises shall be closed to the public until the w ork has been completed and the scaffolding, cradles and plant have been removed.

245 - In event of any premises being closed for the purpose of effecting alterations, additions, repairs or decorating they shall not be reopened to the public unless and until the consent of the Council shall have been obtained. At least fourteen days notice in writing to the Council shall be given by the licensee of his or her intention to reopen the premises, and in order that necessary inspections and tests may be made at the premises by the Council's officers, a clear interval of at least 48 hours (not including Sundays and bank holidays) shall elapse between the completion of the building and its equipment in accordance with the requirements of the council and the date of the proposed reopening of the premises.

246 - a.If required by the Council all ceilings and ornamental plasterwork in those parts of the premise to which the public are admitted shall be inspected at least once in every five years by a qualified or other competent person, with relevant experience and a certificate concerning the condition of such ceilings and plasterwork shall, after each inspection, be forwarded to the Council. b.Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraph the Council reserves the right in any instance to require the provision of a certificate as to the condition of the aforesaid ceilings and plasterwork at such lesser interval than five years as the Council shall deem necessary.

247 - a.The means of escape provided for all persons on the premises shall be maintained unobstructed, immediately available and clearly identifiable in accordance with the approved arrangements. Where tables and seats are provided, clear gangways to exits shall be maintained, in accordance with the approved arrangements to the satisfaction of the Council, bars, wire guards or the like shall not be fitted to windows, nor shall the windows be otherwise obstructed in a manner likely to render them unavailabl e for the purposes of exit in case of emergency. b.Any mirrors, pictures, notices or advertisements which may be permitted by the Council shall be attached to or hung upon the walls in positions in which they will not be likely to cause obstruction to e gress, and shall be fixed flat against the wall or kept clear of the head-line, i.e. 2 metres above the floor. c.Advertisement boards or easels shall not be placed in positions in which they are likely to obstruct means of egress or to be overturned. No tice in writing of any proposal to rail off a portion of the premises for the accommodation of such boards or easels shall be given to the Council and the Council's prior consent obtained in the manner prescribed by rule 14. d.All fire-resisting and smok e stop doors shall be maintained self-closing and shall not be secured open, other than by means of an electromagnetic or similar device where fitted in accordance with B.S. 5588 Part 2 1985 10.6.2. (f).These devices shall not however be fitted in the fo llowing situations (i)Doors loading onto a single staircase. (ii)Doors protecting a "dead end" condition. (iii)Doors of a protected lobby serving a fire fighting lift or fire

248 - All exit doors shall be available for egress during the whole time that the public are on the premises.

249 - a.Exit doors and gates shall not be secured closed while the public are on the premises by means of any fastenings other than panic bars. b.Locking bars, hasps, staples, screw eyes other fastenings not approved by the Council shall not be fitted on exi t doors.

250 - Any removable fastenings permitted by the Council for securing exit doors when the public are not on the premises shall be removed before the public are admitted to the premises. If a keyboard is required by the Council it shall be provided in an approve d position, and before the admission of the public the removable fastenings shall be hung on such board, each in allotted position, and shall remain on the board during the whole of the time the public are on the premises.

251 - All gangways and exitways and the treads of steps and stairways shall be maintained with non-slippery and even surfaces.

252 - The front edge of the tread of steps and stairways shall be made conspicuous, if so required by the Council.

253 - All floor covering shall be so secured and maintained that they will not be likely to ruck, or to be in any way a source of danger. Any mats shall be fitted into matwells so as to be flush with the surface of the floor

254 - a.Any curtains which may be permitted by the Council to be hung over doorways, or in or across corridors or gangways, shall be of inherently non-flammable or durable flameproof material, shall not conceal notices and shall be hung so that they can be read ily drawn aside and so as not to touch the floor. Any other hangings, curtains or decorations which may be permitted by the Council shall be of non-combustible, inherently non-flammable or durably flameproof material, or where specified by the Council o f material rendered non-flammable to the Council's satisfaction. b.Temporary decorations shall not be used except with the consent of the Council. c.Decorations, curtains and hangings shall be flameproofed to the satisfaction of the Council. Applicatio n for consent shall be made to the Council in writing together with details including documentary evidence as to the fire proof qualities of the materials to the relevant British Standard and accompanied by full details including adequate samples of the m aterial proposed to be used and, in the case of temporary decorations, a statement as to the period for which it is desired to retain decorations

255 - a.Fire extinguishers and equipment as approved by the Council shall be efficiently maintained in satisfactory working order and kept available for instance use. They shall be in the charge of a suitable person specially nominated for the purpose. b.Port able fire extinguishers shall be examined at least once a year and periodically tested in accordance with the current British Standard by a competent person and the date of such test shall be clearly marked on the appropriate extinguishers or on stout t abs securely attached to them. Extinguishers which incorporate an antifreeze agent shall be examined and recharged in compliance with manufacturer's instructions. c.Where provided hydraulic hose reels shall be tested once a year to check that they are i n working order and produce a satisfactory jet of water, and the test shall be recorded in a log book. d.All testing of fire extinguishers and equipment shall be at the expense of the licensee.

256 - a.Where an automatic/manual fire alarm system has been installed and approved by the Council it shall be efficiently maintained in satisfactory working order. The system shall be maintained and serviced in accordance with B.S. 5839 and tested regularly i n accordance with rules imposed by the Council. All checks, tests and defects shall be recorded in a log book. b.All testing of automatic/manual fire alarm systems shall be at the expense of the licensee.

257 - The Fire Brigade shall be called to any outbreak of fire, however slight. Suitable notices shall be displayed indicating how the brigade can be summoned.

258 - Flues from kitchens and serveries and over grills and all ventilating shafts shall be maintained in a clean condition.

259 - If notices prohibiting smoking are exhibited, the prohibition shall be strictly enforced.

260 - The licensee shall ensure that adequate sanitary accommodation is available in the premises for the free use of both staff and members of the public and in particular shall a.Maintain each sanitary convenience in clean and efficient order b.Ensure th at any room which contains a sanitary convenience is suitably and sufficiently lighted and ventilated and is kept clean; c.Ensure that in the sanitary accommodation provided there are installed and maintained suitable and sufficient wash-hand basins an d that each basin is provided with an adequate supply of hot and cold water or of hot water at a suitably controlled temperature d.Ensure that the premises are on constructed with the adequate provision of efficient drains, suitable wall, floor and ceili ng finishes, etc. so that satisfactory sanitation can be maintained.

261 - All parts of the premises and any yard of such premises shall be kept in a clean and wholesome condition to the satisfaction of the Council.

262 - A sufficient number of suitable receptacles with properly fitting covers shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Council for the purpose of receiving rubbish, dust and refuse from the premises; and all accumulations or collections of such rubbish, dust and refuse, unless immediately removed from the premises or destroyed, shall be placed in such receptacles and kept there until so removed or destroyed; provided that hot ashes, cinders or any other substances which, when in contact with flammable material, are likely to cause smoke or fire shall not be placed in the same receptacles as flammable rubbish or refuse. Such rubbish, dust and refuse shall be removed regularly from the premises. The receptacles shall be maintained in a clean and wh olesome condition to the satisfaction of the Council and shall be kept in positions approved by the Council.

263 - a.The owner, occupier or any other person concerned in the conduct or management of the licensed night cafe shall, in the absence of adequate daylight, ensure that adequate lighting is maintained to the satisfaction of the Council in all parts of the p remises to which the public and staff have access and is in operation continuously during the whole time the premises are open to the public. b.The general lighting shall be maintained alight and the lighting to 'EXIT' or 'WAY OUT' notices shall not in a ny circumstances be extinguished or dimmed while the public are on the premises, provided that so long as there is sufficient daylight in any part of the premises, artificial light need not be used in any part.

264 - No lighting effect which involves real flame shall be provided without the prior approval of the Council.

265 - The electrical installation for the premises shall be maintained in a safe working condition, as prescribed in the current edition of the Regulations for electrical installations issued by the Institute of Electrical Engineers.

266 - Unless the Council decide otherwise an inspection certificate, as prescribed in the current edition of the Regulations for electrical installations issued by the Institute of Electrical Engineers, for the electrical installations associated with the night cafe shall be submitted to the Council at least once every five years or such other time specified on the certificate. The certificate shall be signed by a qualified engineer.

267 - All generally accessible lampholders shall be fitted with lamps.

268 - All parts of the premises regularly occupied by the public or employees shall be heated to the satisfaction of the Council.

269 - Portable heating appliances shall not be used at the premises except with the prior consent of the Council.

270 - Appliances utilising cylinders or containers of gas under pressure (apart from CO cylinders) shall not be used on the premises except with the prior consent of the Council and in accordance with such conditions as the Council may consider necessary.

271 - Paraffin or other mineral oil shall not be used in any lamp, stove or other appliances except for cooking appliances.

272 - Any open fireplace and all space heating apparatus of which the surface temperature is liable to exceed 66 degrees Celsius and such other apparatus as the Council may determine, shall be suitably guarded. The guards shall be so constructed and arranged a s to enable the apparatus to be cleaned and adjusted

273 - The installation shall comply with the Gas Safety Regulations 1972 as amended by the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1984.

274 - Any necessary flexible piping shall be of the reinforced type to resist crushing and withstanding the maximum internal pressure to which it may be subjected. Connections to flexible piping shall be of the screwed pattern or otherwise secured to prevent accidental disconnections.

275 - Any gas-meter or electricity-meter enclosure provided shall be used exclusively for the accommodation of the meter and its connections and the area around the equipment, whether enclosed or not shall be kept clear and unobstructed.

276 - The owner, occupier or any other person concerned in the conduct or management of the licensed night cafe shall ensure that the premises are adequately ventilated to all areas to which the staff and public have access. Any mechanical ventilation system shall be maintained in correct working order and shall comply with British Standard 5720:1979. The system shall be capable of full operation during the whole of the time the public are on the premises.

281 - a.Two independent systems of lighting shall be provided to the satisfaction of the Council. The degree of illumination from each system shall be sufficient for illumination of the exit notices (if these are not of the self-luminous type) and to enable th e public to see their way out of the premises at any time. In all portions of the premises to which the public have access, good normal lighting shall be provided in the whole time that the public are on the premises. b.Where permitted by the Council a non-maintained system of escape lighting may be used (i.e. a system in which the lights are energised only when normal lighting fails).

282 - In relation to any storage battery which may be accepted by the Council in connection with emergency lighting a.It shall be fully charged before the first admission of the public on any day b.The approved 'load' connected to the battery shall not be al tered unless the consent of the Council is previously obtained c.A diagram of the connections of the battery and the accepted circuits connected thereto shall be exhibited in the battery control room d.The battery shall be under the regular maintenance of firm of battery manufacturers or, with the approval of the Council, other persons deemed competent, who shall arrange for a thorough examination at least once in every six months, when the battery shall be discharged by taking its full load for half its rated discharge period or for one hour (whichever is the less). In addition, any automatic switching devices shall be frequently tested. e.At least once in every six months a properly certified report as to the condition of the battery, including det ails of the examination and where appropriate, the battery tests, shall be submitted to the Council NOTE : The battery voltage (measured at the battery terminals with the battery connected to its load) at the end of the discharge test should be stated in the report. Where self-contained battery powered emergency lighting units are installed, the certificate shall state that each unit has been energised from its battery for the requisite period. f. In the event of the failure of the normal system of lig hting (i) where the emergency lighting has a 1 hour capacity the public shall be required to leave the building within a maximum period of 30 minutes and (ii) where the escape lighting has a 3 hour capacity the public shall be required to leave the buildi ng within a maximum period of 1 hour and shall not be re-admitted until the lighting from the system has been fully restored and the battery fully recharged.

283 - Where required by the Council a diagram and/or schedule indicating clearly the arrangements of the circuits and sub circuits, the position of the distribution boards and the sizes of the cables shall be provided and kept in an accessible position on the p remises.

284 - In cases in which the premises form part of larger premises, the electrical services for such part shall not be used for any purpose in connection with the remaining parts of the premises, except with the consent of the Council and in accordance with any conditions of such consent.

307 - That the maximum number of persons that may be accommodated within the licensed area at any one time shall not exceed 10.