City of Westminster Act 1996

1996 CHAPTER viii

An Act to make further provision for the control of unlicensed sex establishments in the City of Westminster.

[24th July 1996]

WHEREAS—

(1)

The City of Westminster (hereinafter called “the city”) is a London borough under the management and local government of the lord mayor and citizens of the city:

(2)

The city has local, regional, national and international importance for shopping and tourism:

(3)

The council of the city have certain powers under the [1982 c. 30.] Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 to control sex establishments but those powers are inadequate to control unlicensed sex establishments in the city:

(4)

The purposes of this Act cannot be effected without the authority of Parliament:

(5)

In relation to the promotion of the Bill for this Act the requirements of section 239 of the [1972 c. 70.] Local Government Act 1972 have been observed:

May it therefore please Your Majesty that it may be enacted, and be it enacted, by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—