Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17)U.K.
23U.K.In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Licensing Act 2003 (activities which are not regulated entertainment) after paragraph 11 insert—
“Sexual entertainment venuesU.K.
11A(1)The provision of relevant entertainment—
(a)at premises for which a licence for a sexual entertainment venue is required (or the requirement has been waived) by virtue of Schedule 3 to the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982, and
(b)of a kind, and in a way, by virtue of which the premises qualify as such a venue,
is not to be regarded as the provision of regulated entertainment for the purposes of this Act.
(2)The provision of relevant entertainment—
(a)at premises which are subject to a licence for a sexual entertainment venue but are not such a venue merely because of the operation of paragraph 2A(3)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act of 1982, and
(b)of a kind, and in a way, by virtue of which the premises would qualify as such a venue but for the operation of that paragraph,
is not to be regarded as the provision of regulated entertainment for the purposes of this Act.
(3)The provision of entertainment consisting of the performance of live music or the playing of recorded music is not to be regarded as the provision of regulated entertainment for the purposes of this Act to the extent that it is an integral part of such provision of relevant entertainment as falls within sub-paragraph (1) or (2).
(4)The provision of entertainment facilities is not to be regarded as the provision of regulated entertainment for the purposes of this Act to the extent that it is for the purposes of such provision of entertainment as falls within sub-paragraph (1), (2) or (3).
(5)In this paragraph—
“premises” has the meaning given by paragraph 2A(14) of Schedule 3 to the Act of 1982;
“relevant entertainment” has the meaning given by paragraph 2A(2) of that Schedule to that Act;
“sexual entertainment venue” has the meaning given by paragraph 2A(1) of that Schedule to that Act.”
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 7 para. 23 in force at 6.4.2010 for E. by S.I. 2010/722, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-12)
I2Sch. 7 para. 23 in force for specified purposes at 8.5.2010 for W. by S.I. 2010/999, art. 3
I3Sch. 7 para. 23 in force at 8.5.2010 for W. by S.I. 2010/1375, art. 3(c) (with transitional and savings provisions in S.I. 2010/1395, arts. 3, 10)