Entertainment de-regulation April 2015
Live and recorded music
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Live unamplified music deregulated on any premises between 8am–11pm.
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Live amplified music deregulated between 8am–11pm provided the audience does not exceed 500.
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Live music can become licensable in on-licensable premises if the licensing authority removes the effect of the deregulation following a licence review.
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Recorded music deregulated between 8am–11pm in on licensed premises provided the audience does not exceed 500.
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Unlike live music, deregulation of recorded music does not apply to workplaces.
Schools – new exemption
Exempt from applying for live or recorded music between 8am–11pm on school premises provided that:
- the audience does not exceed 500, and
- the organiser gets consent for the performance on the premises from the school concerned
And, any entertainment provided by or on behalf of a school on their own school premises between 8am–11pm.
Hospitals – new exemption
Exempt from applying for live or recorded music between 8am–11pm on hospital premises provided that:
- the audience does not exceed 500, and
- the organiser gets consent for the performance on the hospital premises from the healthcare provider concerned.
And, any entertainment provided by or on behalf of a health care provider on their own hospital premises between 8am–11pm.
Community premises
Exempt from applying for live or recorded music between 8am–11pm in a church hall, village hall, community hall, or other similar community premises that is not licensed to sell alcohol provided that:
- the audience does not exceed 500, and
- the organiser gets consent for the performance from a person who is responsible for the premises.
Wrestling
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A contest, exhibition or display of Greco-Roman wrestling, or freestyle wrestling deregulated between 8am–11pm, provided the audience does not exceed 1,000.
Films in community premises
No licence required for not-for-profit film exhibition held in the community premises between 8am–11pm provided that:
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the audience does not exceed 500, and
- the organiser gets consent to the screening from a person who is responsible for the premises, and
- ensures that each screening abides by age classification ratings.
Travelling circuses – new exemption
Any entertainment (excluding films and a boxing or wrestling entertainment) taking place at a travelling circus, provided:
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it takes place within a moveable structure that accommodates the audience, and
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that the travelling circus has not been located on the same site for more than 28 consecutive days.
Summary
From 6 April 2015 the following are still licensable:
- any entertainment activity after 11pm
- most forms of entertainment activity in the presence of an audience of more than 500 people( with a few exceptions)
- any sexual entertainment.