I'd much prefer it is the offence fell on the performers rather than the proprietors. That would put it back on the musicians to decide what to do, in the light of their underrtanding oif teh law. As it is, even if the proprietors - or the company - is completely wrong in their understanding of the law, we are stuck with that.

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...before the guidance is voted on.

But does the guidance get voted on? And by whom? And who has the power to amend it? My understanding was that the minister has the delegated authority to approve the guidance without any further voting. That may well be a wrong understanding of the legal situation - if anyone knows the actual facts about this, it'd be useful to have them.