Having responded to the two above mailings; do we need to consider whether it is correct to maintain on thread for the Licensing Act (we must learn not to call it a Bill any longer - it is now the law of the land).

There are important issues related to the implications of the Act in pubs which tick the box. The one thing we do not be concerned about in those is what music is exempt under the Act because the licence defines what is permitted and cannot legally exclude anything which is exempt.

There are entirely different issues in pubs that are licensed for alcohol but not for entertainment. What matters then is how wide the exemptions really are. Note the explicit example of darts in the guidance. How far are the same principles applicable to some categories of music? How encompassing are the exemptions for not-for-profit events? Note very carefully that profits over the bar do not make the activity for profit. Nor do payments to cover the costs of an artist even if the attendance is greater than expected and the takings exceed the expenses. Both these are explicit in the guidance but need checking for applicability to promotions by not-for-profit folk clubs.

There are yet different issues outside premises licensed for the sale of alcohol.

Should these be split up into separate threads to reduce confusion?

Richard