As no one is taking an opposite view, this is not an argument that should be repeatedly wheeled-out when talking of proposed or current exemptions to the additional entertainment licensing measures contained in the Licensing Act 2003. Lack of additional entertainment licensing measures does not mean a lack of control.
Legislation that deals with all forms of noise pollution is of course neccessary. This legislation already includes noise pollution emanating from electric music and from all other sources.
If this legislation is not effective in enabling neighbours to get a good night's sleep, then it is this legislation that should be changed in order to make it effective in this regard.
It is the wide misuse of the Licensing Act's measures in order to address noise emantaing from entertainment, which is currently presenting problems to all non-amplified live music. This is why Richard, you need to call for this to be exempted.
There should of course be no requirement for additional entertainment licensing for non-amplified live music but just proposing an exemption for this - is to help prolong the myth that additional entertainment licensing is an effective way of preventing noise pollution emanating from live music.
Most if not all of the premises which have action taken against them on the grounds of noise pollution emanating from live music - already have additional entertainment licensing permission granted and in place.
So it is self-evident that this requirement is having no effect on noise pollution emanating from live music except to further confuse an already confused situation and that its removal in current or proposed exemptions will have little effect but to possibly reduce this confusion.