Schedule 1 – Provision of regulated entertainment
298.This Schedule defines the provision of regulated entertainment as covering entertainment provided solely or partly for members of the public, or exclusively to club members and their guests, or for which a charge is made, which is provided for profit (which will include to raise money for charity). It also covers the provision of entertainment facilities for participating in entertainment.
299.The definition would cover entertainment staged by a charity for purposes of fundraising, but would not, for example, include the provision of entertainment for a company or firm for its clients, for which no charge was made but which was connected with stimulating general goodwill which might be advantageous for the business.
300.Forms of entertainment to be regulated by the Act include:
where the entertainment takes place in the presence of an audience and is provided for their entertainment.
301.The Secretary of State may by order (subject to the affirmative resolution procedure) amend the definitions included in the Schedule.
302.A number of exemptions to regulated entertainment are included in the Act including:-