Re all this about about the event's regularity -

I am coming to the conclusion that most of the problem is confusion among the elected members stemming from the change of the term Public Entertainment to Regulated Entertainment. The officers should know but I am not sure that they really try too hard to correct any wrong impressions that councillors may have.

The Vice Chair of the Licensing Commitee he is telling me that he is advised that the reason the New Star session would have to be considered as Regulated Entertainment because it is 'organised' to take place on a regular basis.

Now the term Regulated - simply refers to what is regulated or is licensable. And whether an activity qualifies - has little or nothing to do with an event's regularity. I have tried to explain this to him but says he is going to ask the officers to provide for him the exact words of the Act which support what they are advising him. This should be interesting..............