[Dixielandjazz] Fw: [TPIN] Government Legislation (UK)

[Bob Romans]

Caught this on the TPIN...a lot of our com-patriots in the UK are very
concerned about it, but can we, as Yanks, help in any way??
Bob Romans
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-----Original Message-----
From: Simon Richards <s.richards@physics.org>
To: tpin@tpin.dana.edu <tpin@tpin.dana.edu>
Date: Monday, January 06, 2003 1:41 PM
Subject: [TPIN] Government Legislation (UK)


It has been brought to my attention that the UK Government is trying to
introduce a new Bill to make an expensive licence obligatory in virtually
all
music performances and for virtually all venues.

This will have a dramatic and damaging effect on music throughout England
and Wales. It will effect rehearsals and concerts in churches, village
halls,
weddings and pubs etc.

If you wish to sign an e-petition against this Bill then follow this link:

   http://www.PetitionOnline.com/2inabar/

The text of the petition reads as follows:

Licensing of Live Music in England and Wales

To:  UK Government

We, the undersigned, are concerned that the Licensing Bill proposals to make
the performance of live music licensable in pubs and clubs, in places where
alcohol is served, in churches, synagogues, mosques and other places of
worship, in schools and colleges, in community centres and village and
parish
halls, and in private homes and gardens where private parties and weddings
may be held will have an enormously detrimental effect on musicians and live
music performances; fears that the raising of money for charities by
musicians will be seriously compromised; consider it will seriously impinge
on the folk community including folk music and traditional folk activities
such as morris dancing, wassailing, etc; believe that the penalties for
breaking the law of a six month jail sentence of a £20,000 fine are far too
draconian; consider it grossly unfair and inconsistent that live music will
not be licensable in Scotland but will be in England and Wales; regret that
the Government has decided to replace the anomalous two in a bar rule with a
none in a bar rule which will catch all live music performances; believes
that the requirement for the provision of entertainment facilities to become
licensable which will ensnare music shops, music and dance studios and
teachers, represents a totally unacceptable regulatory intrusion into
mainstream activities; and calls on the Government to amend the relevant
parts of bill in order to remove the iniquities faced by musicians and the
music industry as a whole.


Sincerely,


The Undersigned


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Dr. Simon Richards
http://freespace.virgin.net/sd.richards



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