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I wish to start a social club/card room. What licenses do I require?
You require a premises license and a performance license |
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Which
authorities issue these licenses?
These licenses are issued by the office of the Commissioner
of Police |
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What should I do to acquire this license?
You will have to make an application in the prescribed format affixing a court fee stamp of Rs. 5 on it. |
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Where will
I get the application form?
You can collect it from the Theater Branch or you can receive it by fax |
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What are the requirements to have the license?
You have to submit the following documents along with your application:
1. Plan of the place certified by the architect
2. NOC issued by the Fire department.
3. Certificate issued by the Electrical Inspector
4. Certificate issued by the Telephone Exchange
5. NOC issued by the owner of the premises/NOC of society
6. Certificate of health issued by the BMC
7. Registration certificate issued by the Public Trust / Dharmaday Ayukta
8. List of members, names, age, address and telephone numbers
9. List of committee members, names, age and address
10.Memorandum and articles of association
11.Establishment license issued by the BMC (in case of an eating house in
the
premises)
12.Registration certificate issued by the ACP office (in case of an eating house in
the premises)
13.NOC issued by CP office for construction of the club (if premises specially
constructed for the club)
14.Undertaking on bond paper for not allowing gambling in the club. |
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I don't have all these required documents at present.
Can I submit them on a later date?
Unless you submit these documents, your application will not be processed and you cannot start the business by
submitting an application with incomplete documents. |
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I have submitted all the documents.
Are there any other requirements?
After the receipt of all the required documents, the
application will be processed. Enquiries will be made
by the concerned Police station regarding the
suitability of place.
A report will also be called from the traffic
department on
the Traffic point of view. |
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Which enquiries are conducted to verify the suitability
of place?
Enquiries will be made by the concerned/local Police
station on the following points:
1. Whether the information submitted by applicant
is correct.
2. Whether there are any complaints by members
of the public against the club.
3. Whether there is any school, college, nursery,
hospital, temple or religious
place within a radius of
75 meters.
4. Whether there is a similar place of club
establishment within a radius of 75
meters.
5. Whether any law and order problem is likely
to arise if a license is granted.
6. Whether the establishment is situated in
a congested locality which is
predominantly a residential
area.
7. Whether the applicant is a suitable person
for grant of Police license.
8. Whether the place is suitable/feasible
for grant of Police license.
9. The character and antecedents of the applicant/owner
of the club should be
verified from the record
of Police station , SB-I, CID & Tech unit of
Crime
Branch.
10. The number of rooms in the establishment.
11. The number of tables in each room.
12. The number of persons to be seated per table.
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Under what rules
is the license issued and what documents are required for it?
Rules for Licensing and Controlling Places of Public
Amusement (other than cinemas) and Performances for
Public Amusements including Melas and Tamashas, 1960. |
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How long
will the processing take?
The process will take minimum 90 days from the date of
submission of all the required documents. |
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What is the license fees structure?
The fee structure is as under:
Premises license fees Rs. 100 per year
Performance license fees Rs. 5,000 per month per unit
(one unit will consist of 10 tables in one room) |
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If the report from the Police station is negative, what would be the result of my application?
If the report is negative or if, for some other reason your application is rejected, you will be given
a personal hearing |
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What is the procedure for renewal of the license?
You will have to make an application along with a copy of the license
one month prior to the expiry of the license and also submit valid NOC's along with the application. Enquiries will be made through
the concerned Police station and after receipt of the enquiry report, you will be intimated. |
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What are the renewal charges?
Same as the license fees |
