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Prosecution for sales to drunks

- 13 March 2013

  It may be of interest to those in the licensed trade of the details given to Parliament last week on the number of prosecutions in England and Wales for the sale of alcohol to someone who is drunk. Please see below: Defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts for sale of...

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Milton Keynes - Late Night Levy

- 08 March 2013

  On Wednesday the Milton Keynes Licensing Committee made the decision to hold a public consultation on theintroduction of a levy. This followed a request by the Thames Valley Police that the Licensing Authority consider the introduction of a Levy between the hours of 1am to 6am. The consultation...

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Licensing Act 2003 - Amendments to Application forms

- 05 March 2013

  The Licensing Act 2003 (Forms) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 will come into force on 21st March 2013 in order to amend the application forms for: premises licence variations; premises licence minor variations; and club premises certificate varaitions.  The amendments relate...

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DCMS - Live Music Act Guidance

- 04 March 2013

  Last week, the DCMS has recently published a useful summary of the legal status of live music following the introduction of the Live Music Act 2012.  This activity has now been  deregulated in a range of circumstances from which the majority of licensed premises may benefit. The...

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