Legalność wyświetlania filmów w Polskim Klubie
Dzisiaj otrzymaliśmy informację od przewodniczącego SPK w Bristolu, która w sposób odnosi się do zapytań kilku naszych internautów którzy poddawali w wątpliwość legalność wyświetlania filmów w Polskim Klubie.
Poniżej przedstawiamy pełny tekst przesłanego do nas komunikatu:
W związku z wpływającymi zapytaniami dotyczącymi legalności wyświetlania filmów w Klubie Polskim, zwróciliśmy się do CEEIS Ltd (Doradcy Prawnego przy ZOP) o udzielenie informacji na ten temat.
W dniu dzisiejszym tj. 23 stycznia 2010 roku otrzymaliśmy odpowiedź, iż na mocy the Licensing Act 2003, który wszedł w życie w dniu 24 listopada 2005 roku, jest legalne wyświetlanie filmów.
Poniżej, zamieszczamy informację, którą otrzymaliśmy. Niestety tekst jest tylko w języku angielskim.
The Licensing Act 2003 recognises that volunteer and social clubs give rise to different issues for licensing law than commercially run premises selling direct to the public.
These clubs (such as the Royal British Legion, the Polish Ex – Servicemen’s Club, working men's or cricket or rugby clubs) are generally organisations where members join together for a particular social, sporting or political purpose and then combine to purchase alcohol in bulk for its members.
The clubs carry on activities from premises to which public access is restricted and alcohol is supplied other than for profit. For these reasons the 2003 Act preserves aspects of earlier alcohol licensing law which applied to 'registered members clubs' and affords clubs special treatment outside the normal premises licence arrangements.
Clubs which meet specified criteria set out in the 2003 Act are known as 'qualifying clubs' and the authority under which they may supply alcohol and conduct other 'qualifying club activities' from their premises is a club premises certificate issued by the licensing authority. The grant of a club premises certificate means that a club is entitled to certain benefits, which include the authority to supply alcohol to its members and sell it to guests without the need for any member or employee to hold a personal licence, and the absence of a requirement to specify a designated premises supervisor. There are also more limited rights of entry for the police and other authorised persons, as the premises are considered private and not generally open to the public.
The arrangements for applying for club premises certificates are extremely similar to those in respect of premises licences. For example, similar provisions apply regarding the requirement for advertisement of applications and the making of representations to the licensing authority as apply in the case of applications for premises licences.
A club premises certificate may authorise the conduct of any of the qualifying club activities, namely:
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the supply of alcohol by or on behalf of the club to, or to the order of, members of the club
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the sale by retail of alcohol by or on behalf of the club to a guest of a member of the club for consumption on the premises where the sale takes place
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the provision of regulated entertainment (where that provision is by or on behalf of a club for members of the club or members of the club and their guests)
What is Regulated Entertainment?
Regulated entertainment covers the provision of entertainment or of entertainment facilities. The descriptions of entertainment in the Licensing Act are:
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The performance of a play
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An exhibition of a film
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An indoor sporting event
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Boxing or wrestling entertainment
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A performance of live music
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Any playing of recorded music
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A performance of dance
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Or entertainment of a similar description to live music, recorded music or dance.
Powyższy tekst jest wyciągiem z the Licensing Act 2003.
Dziękujemy Przewodniczącemu CEEIS Ltd za udzielenie informacji
Źródło: SPK
