The Licensing Act 2003 was used to stop Majorettes walking along in a parade.

Take a look at this.

Now do you seriously think that when this Act was going through if you had said to the politicians "This will lead to banning young children in their majorette troupes" the politician/police spokesman would have laughed you out of court.

Yet it happened.

Look at the fee in the last paragraph. Fair?

Football grounds have to be licensed to provide half-time entertainment.

It really doesn't matter what they say they mean. What matters is what that regulation says.