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The Need for Entertainment in our busy life

Businesses, organisations and individuals who want to provide types of entertainment may require a licence or other authorisation from a licensing authority - a local council. The types of businesses and organisations that need a licence for entertainment might include: ·         nightclubs ·         live music venues ·         cinemas ·         larger theatres ·         larger street and open air festivals ·         larger indoor sporting arena In particular a licence may be required by: ·         anyone that provides any entertainment between 11PM and 8AM; ·         anyone that provides amplified live or recorded music to an audience of more than 500 people; ·         anyone that provides recorded music to an audience on premises not licensed for the sale or supply of alcohol; ·         anyone that puts on a performance of a play or dance to an audience of more than 500 people, or an indoor sports to more than 1,000 spectators ·         anyone that puts on boxing and wrestling ·         anyone that screens a film to an audience Whether a licence is needed for music entertainment will depend on the circumstances. A licence is not required to stage a performance of live music, or the playing of recorded music if: ·         it takes place between 8AM and 11PM; and ·         it takes place at an alcohol on-licensed premises; and ·         the audience is no more than 500 people You also don’t need a licence: ·         to put on unamplified live music at any place between the same hours; or ·         to put on amplified live music at a workplace between the same hours and provided the audience is no more than 500 people. In other circumstances, a licence may be required. One licence application can cover all types of regulated entertainment and the sale or supply of alcohol.
There are exemptions from the need for a licence for music entertainment, in defined circumstances as set out in the
 guidance , including for:
·         places of public worship, village halls, church halls and other similar buildings ·         schools ·         hospitals ·         local authority premises ·         incidental music - music that is incidental to other activities that aren’t classed as regulated entertainment The guidance also sets out the process by which a local council can review a licence where problems may occur in relation to music entertainment and noise nuisance. If you want acting,dancing and all kinds of entertainment visit Allindiayellowpage.com for detail information