Temporary Event Notices (Ten's)

Under the Licensing Act 1964 one-off extensions to licensing hours or events other than on licensed premises required, respectively, the grant of a Special Order of Exemption or an Occasional Licence. These have both now been replaced by Temporary Event Notices (TENs).

A Temporary Event Notice is required for any licensable activity, not otherwise covered with a Premises Licence, and is subject to the following limitations:

• A Personal Licence holder may apply for a maximum of 50 events per calendar year.
• A non Personal Licence holder may apply for 5 events per calendar year.
• No premises may be used more than 12 times in any calendar year.
• The length of time a temporary event notice is a maximum of 96 hours.
• The maximum aggregate duration of the periods covered by temporary event notices at any individual premises is limited to 15 days per calendar year.
• There must be at least 24 hours between each event at any one premises.
• The scale of the event in terms of the maximum number of people attending at any one time is 499 including staff and performers.
• A temporary event notice may be granted for the whole or any clearly identified part of the premises.
• A temporary event notice may only be given by an individual and not, for example by an organisation or club or business.

Applications for Temporary Event Notices must be served on the Licensing Authority and the Police.

If you require assistance in applying for a Temporary Event Notice, you are invited to complete our on-line Enquiry electronic form, or contact either Graham Dove or Michael Smart (Tel: 01797 253333)