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England and WalesIssued by your council
What this covers
It applies in England and Wales — but not uniformly within them, because no single national statute governs it.
Arts and recreation
Why you need it
Where this licence exists, the power to require it sits in London Local Authorities Act 2000 — but that instrument does not reach the whole of the area this licence is tagged for. Elsewhere the requirement, if there is one, comes from council byelaws or a local Act rather than a national statute. See the note above for where the line falls.
We have not yet extracted duties, penalties or exemptions for this Act into the graph, so there is nothing more we can add beyond the source text.
Who issues it
Your local council runs this, and outside the area the instrument above reaches it does so under its own byelaws or a local Act rather than a national statute. What one council requires, its neighbour may not, and some may not license it at all.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.