Prohibition on organising eventsE+W
7.—(1) No person may, without a reasonable excuse, be involved in organising—
(a)an event held wholly or mainly indoors at which more than 15 people are in attendance, or
(b)an event held wholly or mainly outdoors at which more than 30 people are in attendance,
not including persons under the age of 11 or persons working, or providing voluntary services, at the event.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
(a)a person is not involved in organising an event if the person's only involvement is attending it;
(b)a reasonable excuse includes where the person has taken all reasonable measures to ensure that no more than 15 or 30 people are in attendance, as the case may be;
(c)the following are not to be treated as events—
(i)the showing of a film [at a drive-in cinema];
[(ia)a performance at a drive-in theatre;]
(ii)a market;
(iii)a religious service;
(iv)a sporting event at which only elite athletes are competing.
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