>I'm not sure what you mean by the "Cove and New Star" sessions, or why you think they don't need the small events exemption.<

These are folk sessions where the customers entertain themselves by making non-amplified music.

The officers of my licensing authority deem these sessions to be perfomances of licensable Regulated Entertainment.

These same officers have made it clear that a performance of indoor sport like pool, i.e. provided for spectators, would be deemed to be performances of licensable Regulated Entertainment. So far so good you may think?

However, the same officers have made it clear that customers entertaining themselves in games of indoor sport on a regular basis, would not be deemed by them, to be licensable Regulated Entertainment.

All I expect is that all the activities listed as potential Regulated Entertainment in Schedule 1 of the Act, are treated equally. Thus, if participatory games of indoor sport are not licensable Regulated Entertainment and other pub customers present are not judged to be an audience or spectators, then nor are participatory pub sessions and vice-versa.