Live Music Act 2012
In section 177 of the Licensing Act 2003 (dancing and live music in certain small premises)—
in subsections (1) and (2), for “the provision of music entertainment” in each place substitute “ dancing ”,
in subsection (2) omit—
paragraph (b) and “and” immediately before it, and
in the words following paragraph (b), the words “, in relation to the provision of that entertainment,”,
omit subsections (3) and (4),
in subsection (8)—
for “music entertainment” substitute “ dancing ” and in paragraph (a) of that definition omit “(e) or”, and
omit paragraph (b) of that definition and “or” immediately before it, and
in the heading omit “and live music”.
After that section insert—
Schedule 1 to the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) is amended as follows.
For paragraph 1(1) substitute—
In paragraph 1(2) omit “, or entertainment facilities are,”.
For paragraph 1(3) substitute—
For paragraph 1(4) substitute—
In paragraph 1(6) omit paragraph (c).
Omit paragraph 3.
For paragraph 4 substitute—
For paragraph 7 substitute—
In paragraph 8 omit “or entertainment facilities”.
In paragraph 9 omit “or entertainment facilities”.
In paragraph 10(1) omit “or entertainment facilities”.
In paragraph 11—
omit “or entertainment facilities”, and
omit sub-paragraph (b).
In paragraph 11A omit sub-paragraph (4).
In paragraph 12 omit “or entertainment facilities”.
Schedule 1 to the Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17) is amended as follows.
In paragraph 11(a) for “a performance of unamplified, live music as” substitute “ the playing of live or recorded music that forms ”.
After paragraph 12 insert—
After paragraph 12A (as inserted by sub-paragraph (3)) insert—
After paragraph 12B (as inserted by sub-paragraph (4)) insert—
This Act may be cited as the Live Music Act 2012.
This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
This Act extends to England and Wales only.