The DTI says there will be no PEL at all under the new law, so the question should start "Under the new Licensing Act"

"Licence" is so spelt.

It is only licensed (so spelt because it is a verbal formation) premises that escape the need for amplified recorded music - on the basis that it is incidental, without reference to how loud it is. They will need a licence for dancing.

But ALL venues with wide screen TVs escape regulation.

Conversely, even in licensed premises, if unamplified (or amplified) live music benefits from attention then the minister's view was that it would not be "incidental" (no matter how quiet) and so would need a licence.

Unless, if it was unamplified music, it was the accompaniment to morris dancing.

There is a partial relaxation for unamplified music that makes no sense either but it is harder to understand.

So I think you may wish to ask: -

"Under the new Licensing Act, pubs and other venues that show broadcasts (whether of soccer, music, or other things) will not need a licence for that, no matter how big the screen nor how loud the amplification. Pubs will not need licences for juke boxes or discos, no matter how loud, so long as the music is "incidental". But any venue permitting unamplified music, whether provided by entertainers or made by participants for their own amusement, will need a licence for that music. Nonetheless it will not need one for unamplified music the accompanying to Morris dancing. How much sense is that?"