I am concerned that what is proposed in the draft does not appear to exempt any associated Entertainment Facilities and will only apply to the provison of performances of live music and not to the provision of facilties to enable the public to entertain themselves in music and dancing.

"Live music in certain small venues

7A (1) The provision of entertainment consisting of a performance of live music is not to be regarded as the provision of regulated entertainment for the purposes of this Act if the conditions in sub-paragraph (2) are satisfied in respect of the performance.

(2) The conditions are that-

(a) the performance takes place wholly inside a building;

(b) the performance takes place in the presence of an audience of not more than 100 persons, all of whom are accommodated wholly inside the building where the performance takes place;

(c) no part of the performance takes place between 11pm and 8am;

(d) the performance does not take place on premises in respect of which an exclusion decision under Part 2A of this Schedule has effect."

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