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Theatres Act 1968

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Section 19.

SCHEDULE 2Consequential Amendments

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The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict. c. 55).In section 395, the words " stage plays or other " shall be omitted; after the word " representations " there shall be inserted the words " (other than plays within the meaning of the Theatres Act 1968); after the word " exhibitions " there shall be inserted the words " (other than such plays as aforesaid) " ; and the words from " without prejudice " to the end shall be omitted.
In section 398, after the word " performances " there shall be inserted the words " (other than a performance of a play within the meaning of the Theatres Act 1968) "; and for the words " duly licensed " there shall be substituted the words " licensed under this Act ".
In section 399, for the words " due licensing " there shall be substituted the words " licensing under this Act ".
In section 400, after the words " the holder of the licence " there shall be inserted the words " granted under this Act in respect thereof "; for the words " licence thereof" there shall be substituted the words " said licence "; and for the words " to be unlicensed " there shall be substituted the words " not to be licensed under this Act ".
In section 401, in paragraph (1), after the word " entertainment" there shall be inserted the words " (including any premises in respect of which a licence under the Theatres Act 1968 is for the time being in force) ".
In section 402, the words " stage plays or " shall be omitted; after the word " entertainments " there shall be inserted the words " (other than plays within the meaning of the Theatres Act 1968) "; and for the words "licensed theatre or circus " there shall be substituted the words " theatre or circus licensed under this Act ".
The Burgh Police (Scotland) Act 1903 (3 Edw. 7. c. 33).In section 80, for the words " due licensing " there shall be substituted the words " licensing under the principal Act ".
The Theatrical Employers Registration Act 1925 (15 & 16 Geo. 5. c. 51).In section 11, for the words " section seven of the Theatres Act 1843" there shall be substituted the words " the Theatres Act 1968 ".
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6. c. 43).In section 313, subsection (1) shall be omitted.
In section 313(2), the words from the beginning to " county, and " shall be omitted.
In section 313(3), the words "county council or " shall be omitted.
In section 313(4) the words from " and such regulations " to " Theatres Act 1843 " shall be omitted.
In section 313, subsection (5) shall be omitted. '
The [1967 c. 54.] Customs and Excise Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 44).In section 162(4) (as amended by the Finance Act 1967) in its application to England and Wales, for the words " in any theatre " there shall be substituted the words " on any premises ", and the words " at that theatre " shall be omitted.
The Hypnotism Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo. 6. & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 46).

In section 2, after subsection (1) the following shall be inserted as subsection (1A):—

(1A)The foregoing subsection shall not apply to an exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism that takes place in the course of a performance of a play (within the meaning of the Theatres Act 1968) given either at premises in respect of which a licence under that Act is in force or under the authority of any such letters patent as are mentioned in section 17(1) of that Act.

The [1967 c. 54.] Licensing Act 1964 (1964 c. 26).

In section 199, as amended by the Finance Act 1967, the following shall be substituted for paragraph (c)—

(c)make unlawful the sale or exposure for sale by retail without a justices' licence of any intoxicating liquor at any premises in respect of which a licence under the Theatres Act 1968 is for the time being in force, or which by virtue of any letters patent of the Crown may lawfully be used for the public performance of plays without a licence under that Act being held in respect thereof, if the proprietor of those premises has given to the clerk to the licensing justices notice in writing of the intention to sell such liquor by retail at those premises and that notice has not been withdrawn;.

In section 200(1), as amended by the Finance Act 1967, for the word " theatre " there shall be substituted the word " premises ".
The Private Places of Entertainment (Licensing) Act 1967 (1967 c. 19).In section 2(3), for the words " stage play within the meaning of the Theatres Act 1843 " there shall be substituted the words " play within the meaning of the Theatres Act 1968 ".

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