GUIDELINES REGARDING AMUSEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENCES FOR ESTABLISHMENTS.
As per the Hyderabad City Police Act 1348 Fasli (Act No.IX of 1348 F) powers were conferred to the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City to grant licenses to the places of Public Halt and Places of Public Entertainment/Amusement in twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad as mentioned hereunder :
Chapter I, Sec.3 clause (g) of the Act; “PUBLIC PLACE OF AMUSEMENT” means every place or house or tent or enclosure or booth or any other building whether permanent or temporary where singing, music, dancing or any diversion or game and anything giving amusement or the means of carrying on the same is provided and to which the public are admitted either on payment of money or with the intention that money may be collected from them on admission and shall include the race course, circus, theatre, music and dancing hall, billiards rooms, gymnasium or any other place allotted for such purpose.
Chapter I, Sec.3 clause (h) of the Act; “PUBLIC PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT” means any enclosed or open place to which the public have access and where any kind of articles of food and drink are supplied for consumption by any person or for the profit of any person owning or having any interest in or managing such place and shall include a refreshment room, tea house, liquor house, boarding house, lodging house, hotel, tavern or sendhi, wine, ganja, bhung, toddy shop.
Chapter I, Sec.3 clause (j) of the Act; “PUBLIC PLACE “also includes the place within the premises or enclosure of any public building or monuments and all places to which the public have access for drawing water, washing or bathing or for the purpose of recreation;
2. As per the Sub-Rule 12 r/w 21 of VII notification issued by the head office of the City Police Hyderabad, (Hyderabad City Police Rules), the public place of halt is classified into two categories:
a) The first sort includes every public place of halting where liquor toddy and other intoxicants defined in the Excise are sold or supplied.
b) The second sort includes every public place of halting which is not of the sort of the first category.
No person shall be competent to open or establish any public place of halting of the first sort without obtaining a license from the Commissioner of the City Police.
The Commissioner of the City Police shall not grant a license for the establishment of any public place of halting of the first sort, unless the applicant obtains the license under the provisions of the Excise in force and produces the same before the Commissioner of the City Police.
No person, who has establishment a public place of halting of the second sort, shall be competent to keep it open for the customers, between 9 PM in the night to 5 AM in the morning, except under a license obtained for this purpose from the Commissioner of the City Police.
INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED FOR OBTAINING ESTABLISHMENT ENTERTAINMENT LICENCE & AMUSEMENT LICENCE AS PER GO MS NO.129, HOME(POLICE-C) DEPT., DT:02-07-2005 AND OTHER RELAVANT GOVT. ORDERS.
- Trade Licence issued by G.H.M.C with regard to use of site for business purpose.
- N.O.C. from Asst. Medical Health Officer, G.H.M.C. Hyderabad.
- 2B Bar Licence issued by the concerned District Prohibition and Excise Officer in case of Bar & Restaurant.
- No Objection Certificate from Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire services Department as per requirement / D.F.O, wherever applicable.
- Food license from GHMC, if there is a kitchen in the Establishment.
- Blue print of the site duly showing parking place and built-up area with individual rooms/halls etc. with measurements separately in Sq. Mtrs. approved by the competent authority in GHMC. Parking place to be provided in accordance with the regulation under F.A.R. (Floor Area Ratio Regulations & Standards of building requirements in A.P.) under parking head as laid down in G.O.Ms.No.168, Municipal Administration Department dt.07-04-2012 or as per the latest prescribed Govt. orders and G.O.Ms.No.187 of MAUD (M1) Department Dt:07-07-2017.
- Declaration on a non judicial stamp paper of Rs.10/- stating that the designated parking area in Sq. Mtrs. with address of the premises shown in the site plan to be used only for parking purpose and not for any other purposes. Further, wherever there is music, a declaration shall also be included that they will follow the directions including timings given by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in WP.No.72 /1998 and other relevant Acts and Judgements issued time to time, ensure that there is no violation an account of noise pollution.
- Title deed/lease deed or rental deed, showing the purpose for which the site is leased out, both for the establishment and also for parking space provided in the premises should be specified in the deed with specific measurements.
- Partnership deed if there are more than one partner, enabling any one of them to take all licenses of various departments in his/her name to run the establishment.
- The license is valid for one year.
NOTE:- 1.If any licensed establishment wants to play music then they have to obtain a separate amusement license from the Commissioner of Police, only after obtaining the Police license for the Public Place of Entertainment.
2.In case of cancellation of Police license for Public place of Entertainment to an establishment, the Amusement license issued to that establishment also stands cancelled automatically.
3.The licensed establishments shall follow all the prevailing Acts & Rules of the relevant period, Government Circulars, Court Judgements and notifications issued by the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, time to time failing which the licensing authority is empowered to cancel the license without any prior notice.
4. Subject to approval of the file, the same will be intimated to the applicant through the mail ID furnished in the application. The license fee as shown here under should be paid in Govt. Treasury under head of account Major Head-0055 POLICE, Minor Head-105 STATE H.Q.POLICE, Sub Head-04 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE , HYDERABAD CITY, Detailed Head 800 USER CHARGES and mail the scanned copy duly mentioning the file number (available on acknowledgement) on it to supdt-asec-hyd@tspolice.gov.in.