The house concert idea has a lot going for it but has not really taken off here and it probably never will now.

Is the new Bill workable for house concerts? Perhaps those familar with the concept can advise?

As a charge is usually made, it would seem to rest on whether it is intended for profit or just to break even. Now I can't see why given the objectives of the Bill, how this matters, as if it was for charity, it would certainly require a licence.

But leaving that aside for the moment, how is it ever to be established and who is to decide, if a house concert is intended to make a profit? Is this a practical example of how the legislation is made in ignorance of actual events that do and are likely to occur?