Licensing Act 1964 (repealed)

83 Supplementary provisions as to special hours certificates. E+W

(1) In sections 76 to 81 of this Act “music and dancing licence” means a licence granted by the licensing authority under the statutory regulations for music and dancing and authorising the keeping or using of any premises for public dancing, singing, music or other public entertainment.

(2) References in those sections to providing music and dancing and refreshment [F1 or, as the case may be, gaming facilities and refreshment.] shall be construed as references to providing them on every [F2 day] or on particular [F2 days] in every week, subject to any break for a period or periods not exceeding two weeks in any twelve successive months or on any special occasion or by reason of any emergency; and references in those sections to providing dancing shall be construed as references to providing facilities for dancing that are adequate having regard to the number of persons for whose reception in the premises or part of premises in question provision is made.

[F3 (3) References in those sections to gaming are to gaming within the meaning of the Gaming Act 1968, otherwise than by means of any machine to which Part III of that Act applies.

(4) For the purposes of those sections, premises are casino premises if a licence under the Gaming Act 1968 is in force in relation to them and they are not premises to which section 20 of that Act applies (bingo club premises).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 83(2) inserted (3.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/950, art. 4(5)

F2 Words in s. 83(2) substituted (19.3.2001) by S.I. 2001/920, art. 2, Sch. para. 12(a)(b)

F3 S. 83(3)(4) inserted (3.4.1997) by S.I. 1997/950, art. 4(6)