Licensing Bill [HL]

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:30 pm on 4 March 2003.

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Photo of Baroness Blackstone Baroness Blackstone Minister of State (the Arts), Department for Culture, Media & Sport, Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Arts) 3:30, 4 March 2003

moved Amendment No. 218:

Page 74, line 9, at end insert—

"(1A) Where the licensable activity in question is the provision of regulated entertainment, a person does not commit an offence under this section if his only involvement in the provision of the entertainment is that he—

(a) performs in a play,

(b) participates as a sportsman in an indoor sporting event,

(c) boxes or wrestles in a boxing or wrestling entertainment,

(d) performs live music,

(e) plays recorded music,

(f) performs dance, or

(g) does something coming within paragraph 2(1)(h) of Schedule 1 (entertainment similar to music, dance, etc.).

(1B) Subsection (1A) is to be construed in accordance with Part 3 of Schedule 1."

On Question, amendment agreed to.

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