Sunday Theatre Act 1972

2 Restriction on the hours of plays on Sundays. E+W

(1) No premises in respect of which a licence under the Theatres Act 1968 is for the time being in force or in respect of which a licensing authority have power to impose conditions in writing under section 17(2) of the Theatres Act 1968 shall be used for the public performance of any play on a Sunday—

(a) between the hours of three in the morning and two in the afternoon if the premises are in any part of the inner London area which is designated by an order made for the purposes of this paragraph by the Secretary of State; or

(b) between the hours of two in the morning and two in the afternoon if the premises are in any part of England or Wales other than a part of the inner London area so designated.

(2) In this section “the inner London area” means the area [F1 consisting of the inner London boroughs.]

(3) For the purposes of this section premises shall be deemed to be used for the public performance of a play at any time during which members of the public are present in the auditorium of the premises in connection with such a public performance.

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Amendments (Textual)

F1 Words in s. 2 substituted (27.9.1999) by 1999 c. 22, ss. 76, 108, Sch. 10 para. 31 (with Sch. 14 para. 7(2))