Clause 5 - General duties of licensing authorities
Licensing Bill [Lords]
10:00 am
Mr Joe Benton (Bootle, Labour)
With this we may discuss the following:
Government amendment No. 8.
Amendment No. 107, in
clause 5, page 3, line 30, leave out from 'premises' to '; and' in line 31.
Amendment No. 66, in
clause 5, page 3, line 31, leave out 'and'.
Amendment No. 65, in
clause 5, page 3, line 32, after 'children', insert 'and other vulnerable persons'.
Amendment No. 67, in
clause 5, page 3, line 32, at end insert
'and
( ) the protection of the quality of life of communities'.
Amendment No. 68, in
clause 5, page 3, line 32, at end insert
'and
( ) the protection of the environment'.
Amendment No. 69, in
clause 5, page 3, line 32, at end insert
'and
( ) the protection of public health'.
Amendment No. 70, in
clause 5, page 3, line 32, at end insert
'and
( ) the control of alcohol sales at licensed premises'.
Amendment No. 71, in
clause 5, page 3, line 32, at end insert
'and
( ) the regulation of licensed premises providing a leisure amenity for the general public'.
Amendment No. 88, in
clause 5, page 3, line 32, at end insert
'and
(c) the safeguarding of cultural activity.'
Amendment No. 134, in
clause 5, page 3, line 32, at end insert
'and
( ) the protection of residential amenity'.
Amendment No. 73, in
clause 5, page 3, line 36, at end insert
'which shall in particular set out the specific reasons which the Secretary of State considers to justify the exclusion of children from free access to licensed premises.'.
Amendment No. 74, in
clause 5, page 3, line 36, at end insert
'which shall in particular set out the specific reasons which the Secretary of State considers justify the prevention of any licensing authority from restricting the number of licensed premises, regulating the type of licensed premises, or imposing a generalised closing time in any part of a town centre of other locality within the licensing area.'.
Amendment No. 119, in
clause 5, page 3, line 36, at end insert
'and
( ) the encouragement of the development of social, cultural and sporting facilities for persons living and working in that area, or visitors to that area, in such a manner as is consistent with the licensing objectives.'.
Amendment No. 79, in
clause 6, page 4, line 20, at end insert—
'( ) In drawing up keeping under review or revising a licensing policy, a licensing authority must take into account the need to promote such live music, dancing and theatre as it considers to be for the wider cultural benefit of its local community.'.