In the case of unamplified live music, the local authority conditions are removed entirely from the premises licence when it takes place between 8am and midnight, but for amplified performances, the local authority can impose some conditions relating to crime and disorder or public safety, but not otherwise.

Perhaps it can be explained why the Govt's proposal is to retain all existing conditions on live music, why they see that new licenses would be required, why this mass-issuing would need to be avoided and why this method of suspension, already used by the DCMS for S 177 and described above - cannot be used to suspend conditions on live music for existing licenses, when these could no longer be placed on live music for new applications?