EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 1st October 2012 all the provisions of the Live Music Act 2012.
The Live Music Act 2012 amends section 177 of and Schedule 1 to the Licensing Act 2003, and also inserts a new section 177A. The changes to the Licensing Act 2003 deregulate in part the performance of live music, remove regulation about the provision of entertainment facilities and extend the exemption which relates to music accompanying morris dancing or dancing of a similar nature.
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