London Government Act 1963

Enforcement of paragraphs I to 9

10 (1) If at any premises any entertainment in respect of which a licence is required under paragraph 1 or 4 of this Schedule is provided without such a licence being held in respect thereof, then—

(a) any person concerned in the organisation or management of that entertainment; and

(b) any other person who, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that such an entertainment would be so provided at those premises—

(i) allowed the premises to be used for the provision of that entertainment; or

(ii) let the premises, or otherwise made the premises available, to any person by whom an offence in connection with the entertainment has been committed,

shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) If any premises in respect of which a licence under the said paragraph 1 or 4 is in force are used for any entertainment otherwise than in accordance with the terms, conditions or restrictions on or subject to which the licence is held, then, subject to paragraph 11 of this Schedule—

(a) the holder of the licence ; and

(b) any other person who, knowing or having reasonable cause to suspect that the premises would be so used—

(i) allowed the premises to be so used ; or

(ii) let the premises, or otherwise made the premises available, to any person by whom an offence in connection with that use of the premises has been committed,

shall be guilty of an offence,

(3) Any person guilty of an offence under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) of this paragraph shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.

(4) If the holder of a licence under the said paragraph 1 or 4 is convicted by virtue of sub-paragraph (2) (a) of this paragraph, then, subject to paragraph 19 of this Schedule, the Council may revoke the licence.

11 Where, in the case of any premises in respect of which a licence under paragraph 1 of this Schedule is for the time being in force, a special order of exemption on any special occasion has been granted in respect of those premises under section 107 of the Licensing Act 1953, no person shall be guilty of an offence under paragraph 10 (2) of this Schedule by reason only of those premises being kept open on that special occasion for any of the purposes authorised by the licence after the latest hour so authorised but not later than the hour specified in that special order as the hour for closing.

12 (1) A police constable or any person appointed for the purpose by the Council may at all reasonable times enter any premises in respect of which a licence under paragraph 1 or 4 of this Schedule is for the time being in force at which he has reason to believe that an entertainment to which either of those paragraphs applies is being or is about to be given with a view to seeing whether the provisions of this Schedule applicable to that entertainment and the terms, conditions or restrictions on or subject to which the licence is held are complied with.

(2) A police constable or any person appointed as aforesaid may, if authorised in that behalf by a warrant granted by a justice of the peace, enter any premises in respect of which he has reason to suspect that an offence under this Schedule is being committed.

(3) Any person who refuses to permit any such constable or person to enter or inspect any premises in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph shall for every such refusal be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty pounds.