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Licensing Act 2003

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Find out more about TENs, what they are, who can apply and their limitations of use. There are also links to guidance and information on how to apply, together with application forms.

What do we mean by a Temporary Event Notice (TEN)?

Subject to certain limitations, any individual (a premises user) who wants to use a premises for one or more temporary licensable activities may advise us of the event(s) by virtue of a 'temporary event notice' (TEN).

The 'licensable activities' include one or more of the following:

the retail sale and supply of alcohol
provision of regulated entertainment (this includes public entertainment, theatre, cinema, and indoor sports)
the provision of late night refreshments between 23:00 and 05:00.

A TEN may be given in respect of any premises. This includes those that are not currently licensed and/or those licensed premises that want to temporarily derogate from their licence conditions for a temporary period.

Who can give a Temporary Event Notice (TEN)?

Subject to the following limitations, any individual aged 18 years or over may give a temporary event notice.

The limitations directly imposed on the use of TENs by the 2003 Act are:

the number of times the 'premises user' may give a TEN is limited to 50 times a year for a personal licence holder and five times per year for a non-personal licence holder;
the number of times a TEN may be given in respect of any particular premises is limited to 12 times in a calendar year;
the maximum aggregate duration of the periods covered by TENs at any individual premises limited to 15 days;
the length of time a temporary event may last is limited to 96 hours;
there must be at least 24 hours between different events; and
the scale of the event in terms of the maximum number of people permitted to attend at any one time is limited to less than 500.

TEN's in excess of the above limitations are void and will, in all cases be disregarded. Applicants intending to hold events in excess of any of the above limitations will need to apply for either a personal licence, a premises licence or a club premises certificate as may be appropriate.

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