BB. Thanks

I'll try & see if there's a central association of carnival organisers, but they wouldn't be caught by the act. This is because all these types of events already have to have a local council act to allow them to close streets etc. This costs them quite a lot of money but would include all required permissions (including street collecting licenses) as the local council is required to include everything in the act (after all, they're granting it).

Cheers!
Ian