Theatres Act 1968

19 Consequential amendments, repeals and transitional provisions

(1) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in column 2 of that Schedule, being amendments consequential on the foregoing provisions of this Act.

(2) The enactments mentioned in Schedule 3 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

(3) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament repeal or amend any provision in any local Act, including an Act confirming a provisional order, or in any instrument in the nature of a local enactment under any Act, where it appears to him that that provision is inconsistent with, or has become unnecessary or requires modification in consequence of, any provision of this Act or corresponds to any provision repealed by this Act.

(4) Subject to subsection (5) below, a licence under the [1843 c. 68.] Theatres Act 1843 that is in force in respect of any premises immediately before the relevant day shall not be invalidated by the repeal of that Act, but shall have effect as from the relevant day as if granted under this Act by the licensing authority on and subject to terms, conditions and restrictions corresponding to the rules and conditions subject to which it is held immediately before that day except in so far as those rules and conditions relate to matters as to which, by virtue of section 1(2) of this Act, the licensing authority would not have power to impose terms, conditions or restrictions in granting a licence under this Act in respect of any premises.

(5) Subject to the provisions of this Act as to the cancellation and revocation of licences thereunder, a licence to which subsection (4) above applies (other than a licence granted in respect of one or more particular occasions only) shall remain in force for so much of the period for which it was originally granted as falls on or after the relevant day or, in the case of a licence originally granted for a period of a year, for so much of that period as falls on or after that day or for a period of six months beginning with that day, whichever is the longer.

(6) In this section " the relevant day " means the day immediately following the expiration of the period of two months mentioned in section 20(2) of this Act.