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Gambling - Proposed changes to Mandatory conditions of Lottery Operating Licences
On Wednesday a new clause was proposed in the Deregulation Bill which would seek to make changes to the mandatory conditions of lottery operating licences. The mandatory licence conditions that must be applied to a lottery operating licence are c...
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Revised Section 182 Guidance issued
Yesterday, the Home Office launched the latest updated version of the Section 182 Guidance under the Licensing Act 2003. It can be found here. The explanatory memorandum explains the changes in this way: The coming into force of three new statu...
'A Day in the Life' - Stratford on Avon - 14 October 2014
We are very pleased to have been part of the first "Day in the Life" licensing training initiative today, organised by Sarah Clover of Kings Chambers in conjunction with Stratford and Warwick Councils. This took place at The Falcon Hotel ...
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act - Cleared for Implementation
An application for Judical Review of the new Act was rejected on Friday 10th October by the Mr Justice Green sitting in the High Court in London. The new legistlation which will require all remote gambling operators offering services ...
New advertising rules for e-cigarettes - from 10 November 2014
The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) has published new advertising rules for e-cigarettes, which will come into effect on 10 November 2014. From that date e-cigarettes will act...
Scotland - Carrier Bag Charge goes live 20 October 2014
A reminder that a new law that will require ALL retailers (food and non-food) to charge a minimum of 5p for each new single-use carrier bag (including paper, those made from some plant based materials and plastic) will come into effect on 20 Octob...
Responsibility for Noise Attenuation - who was there first?!
When noise nuisance arises from a licensed premises the Enforcement Agencies and Licensing Sub Committee have generally been reluctant to take into account the argument as to who was there first. However in the recent hearing for the Night & ...