This Practice Note aims to provide practical guidance to those working within a local authority in England or Wales to deal with licensing fees and levies. Local...
Appealing a decision of the Gambling Commission Appeals against Gambling Commission decisions are made to the First-tier Tribunal (Gambling) (the Tribunal). The Tribunal...
The Licensing Act 2003 (LA 2003) governs the sale of alcohol, provision of regulated entertainment and the provision of late night refreshment (hot food and/ or hot drink...
The children and alcohol offences The Licensing Act 2003 (LA 2003) creates a wide range of offences involving children and alcohol. The most common offences are: • sale...
Clubs There are specific provisions which control gaming and gaming machines provided by clubs, alcohol licensed premises and travelling fairs. These are in addition to...
What is a sex establishment? Schedule 3 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 (LG(MP)A 1982), as amended by section 27 of the Policing and Crime Act...
Part 12 of the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010), imposes duties both upon the drivers of hackney carriages and private hire vehicles (PHVs) and local authorities to enable...
This guide to gambling law outlines the legal issues most pertinent to the gambling industry, and is designed for general commercial lawyers looking to familiarise...
The Gambling Act 2005 (GA 2005) defines a gaming machine very widely as ‘a machine that is designed or adapted for use by people to gamble (whether or not it can be used...
Licensed premises owners and operators must consider and implement health and safety law in the workplace like all other employers. Undoubtedly, a licensed premises which...
A premises licence is required to authorise the provision of gambling facilities at: • casino premises • bingo premises • betting premises, including tracks and premises...
This Practice Note sets out the law and practice in relation to the duties and responsibilities of a licensing authority under the Licensing Act 2003 (LA 2003). This...
This Practice Note summarises the application, purpose, content and structure of the Licensing Act 2003 (LA 2003) as it applies to England and Wales. Application of the...
Hackney carriages and private hire vehicles A 'hackney carriage' is a vehicle which is licensed to 'ply for hire', that is to provide a taxi service and wait on taxi...
Which licence is required? If the performance of live music is regulated entertainment (considering all of the conditions and exemptions detailed in Practice Note:...
Gambling Act 2005 offences The Gambling Act 2005 (GA 2005) introduced a new regulatory system to govern the provision of all gambling in Great Britain, other than the...
The provision of regulated entertainment is a licensable activity and a qualifying club activity under the Licensing Act 2003 (LA 2003). To provide regulated...
Review of a premises licence A licence can be reviewed at any time following an application made by a responsible authority or interested party. An application must be...
Statutory rights of the appeal Statutory rights of appeal only extend to decisions to refuse to grant or renew a licence against the attachment of conditions to a licence...
What is a sex establishment The Local Government (Miscellaneous Provision) Act 1982 (as amended) (LG(MP)A 1982) creates four distinct 'sex establishments'. These being: •...
All of the offences under the Licensing Act 2003 (LA 2003) are summary-only offences, triable only in the magistrates' court, which normally have to be prosecuted within...
Deregulation Act 2015 From the 1 October 2015, sections 55A and 55B have been inserted into the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (1976) (LG(MP)A 1976) by...
This Practice Note summarises the law in relation to taxi licensing. In particular it considers licensing requirements for ‘hackney carriages’ and ‘private hire vehicles’...
Taxi touting under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 It is an offence for a private individual to offer a taxi service by picking up people from the street....
What is a Temporary Event Notice (TEN)? Consistent with the progressive deregulation of the licensing regime, no actual permission is required by the Licensing Act 2003...
Introduction This Practice Note provides an introduction to the Gambling Commission and explains how it regulates the gambling industry in the UK. Overview The Gambling...