Club premises certificate guidance - Eligibility criteria

To qualify as a recognised club, there are various requirements set out in the Licensing Act 2003. There are conditions in which a qualifying club must satisfy, which are:

• A person may not be given memberships or be admitted as a candidate for membership to any of the membership privileges without an interval of at least two days from their membership application or nomination and their membership being granted
• That club rules state that those becoming a member without nomination or application cannot have membership privileges for at least two days between them becoming a member and being admitted to the club 
• That the club is established and conducted in good faith 
• That the club has at least 25 members 
• that alcohol is only supplied to members on the premises on behalf or by the club 

There are additional conditions in relation to the supply of alcohol which must be complied with. These are:

• The persons who purchase and supply alcohol for the club are over the age 18 and elected to do so by members of the club 
• No person at the expense of the club receives any commission, percentage or similar payment in regards to the purchase of alcohol 
• No one should receive a financial benefit from supplying alcohol apart from any benefit to the club, or to any person indirectly from the supply giving a gain from running the club