Interesting. Under the 2012 Live Music Act, it is made clear that Busking is not licensable. Government guidance is that Local Councils should not pass bye-laws about things which are already covered by national legislation. I would have though that being clearly and unambiguously exempted is well and truly covered. The best advice appears to be to keep on busking and challenge them when they come for you. Confiscation is theft if not done within a legal framework and imprisonment is false imprisonment. :-)
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