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Abolishing personal licence renewals - will it be done in time?
It has been reported that the Home Office indicated in a recent Institute of Licensing event that they are struggling to bring the relevant legislation into force in time to remove the requirement to renew personal licences. The first tranche of ...
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Gambling - Extending the Horserace Betting Levy
The DCMS has published a technical consultation which seeks views on the mechanics of extending the Horserace Betting Levy to offshore remote gambling operators licensed by the Gambling Commission. The consultation document sets out the legislati...
The Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Licensing Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2014 published
A new draft amendment Order has been published by the Government and if approved, will come into effect on 1 October 2014. This will serve to amend the 2010 Order which banned certain drinks games and promotions; made age verification policies ma...
Mu Mu - third time luck... or not!
Those within licensing circles should be familiar with the case of Mu Mu Enterprises v North Somerset District Council, the saga of which rumbles on with the reported quashing of the decision of the third review hearing! In brief, the first revie...
Gambling - The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 Transitional arrangements for EEA and Whitelist operators published
The Statutory Instrument (2014 No.1641) The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2014 (the SI) has been laid before Parliament and is subject to negative resolution. This requires that either the Instrumen...
Fire Safety - a timely reminder (again)
With recent news of another successful prosecution for ‘inadequate fire safety measures' in licensed premises, and the release of research from Fire UK which shows a high level of apparent ignorance on the part of licensees of the need to ha...
Primary Authority
In November we reported that the Government was to take forward legislation (in England and Wales) to extend Primary Authority to fire safety with effect from 6 April 2014 ('Primary Authority to be extended to fire safety'). From the 6th April Pri...