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Thread #61322 Message #986022
Posted By: The Barden of England
18-Jul-03 - 12:34 PM
Thread Name: Licensing Bill - How will it work ?
Subject: RE: Licensing Bill - How will it work ?
Dave - I think recorded music is now regarded as needing a PEL as I can see nowhere in the Act to show that it is exempt. However Big Screen is another matter, but the language suggests that it has to be Live Broadcast, and as I said earlier where does that leave the recorded highlights a half time?
Gareth - I don't think that points 1 & 2 are a result of this act, maybe you meant "resulted in this act". You also mentionbed Folk and how do you differentiate. Well that was fairly easy as we kept on trying to make them see the sense of acoustic music being just not that noisy. The only thing they came back with was about 6 Japanese drummers - - see them every day don't we!!
No - I'm sorry, but if a minister cannot take a bit of criticism from the citizens of this country, he should not be there in the first place, for after all he is supposed to represent us, not resent us. Some very sensible things were put forward, but rejected out of hand.
Finally I'll ask you why we can't enjoy the freedoms that our fellow citizens of the United Kingdom & Northern Ireland enjoy. I of course mean our brotherts in Scotland. Does the National Parliament think that they are at less of a risk than us? Or do they think they are not worth the bother? Or for that matter the congregation at Churches? I'm sorry it just doesn't wash, it just smacks of "I've made my mind up and I'll not be swayed" I'm afraid. I just can't believe that a Labour Government can have got it so wrong.
I must agree however that we must let our licensees know that they'll need a PEL for Darts, pool, Karaoke and the Juke Box, so include Live Music in the operating plan and tick the Box, as they're going to have to tiuck the box anyway. The big problem is that so many pubs are managed these days, and the premises licence will probably held, and initiated elsewhere.