The Live Music Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2012

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 2012-08-14
State In force
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Made: 14th August 2012

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(2) of the Live Music Act 2012[^f00001].

Citation

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This Order may be cited as the Live Music Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2012.

Commencement

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The Live Music Act 2012 comes into force on 1st October 2012.

Signed

John Penrose — Parliamentary Under Secretary of State — Department for Culture, Media and Sport — 14th August 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2012 c.2

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