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Thread #86679   Message #1716040
Posted By: The Shambles
12-Apr-06 - 08:10 AM
Thread Name: Affected by The Licensing Act 2003
Subject: RE: Affected by The Licensing Act 2003
As far as the words of the Act's Guidance is concerned - indoor sports are either licensable or they are not and it explains the reasoning for this.

The question of whether any of it is 'spontaneous' or not - is irrelevant as far as the words of the Act go - for the word does not appear in it.

Nor does an event's regularity affect whether it is licensable Regulated Entertainment or not - this factor does not appear in Schedule 1 of the Act.

Howver many types we may prefer to see - perhaps there is agreement that if all regular social music making is licensable - then so are all regular indoor games? And if all regular indoor sports are not licensable - then neither is regular social music making?

And that for local authorities to advise anything else - under the words of this legislation is unlawful and discriminatory?