London Government Act 1963

Boxing and wrestling licencesE+W

4(1)This paragraph shall apply to any boxing or wrestling entertainment (that is to say, any public contest, exhibition or display of boxing or, as the case may be, wrestling) which is provided [F1wholly or mainly in the open air] in Greater London other than such an entertainment provided—E+W

(a)by a travelling showman at a pleasure fair;

(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

(c)by members of the Boy Scouts’ Association or of any organisation constituted by the Boy Scouts’ Association in pursuance of their charter;

(d)by any school; or

(e)by a bona fide association, club, hospital or society not carried on for profit.

(2)A boxing or wrestling entertainment to which this paragraph applies shall not be given elsewhere than at premises licensed for the purpose in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph and in accordance with the terms of that licence.

(3)The Council may grant to any applicant therefor and from time to time renew a licence to use any premises specified therein for the purpose of a boxing or wrestling entertainment on such terms and conditions and subject to such restrictions as may be so specified.

(4)Subject to the next following sub-paragraph and to paragraph 19 (3) of this Schedule, a licence granted under this paragraph shall, unless previously cancelled under paragraph 8 or revoked under paragraph 10 (4) of this Schedule, remain in force for one year or for such shorter period specified in the licence as the Council may think fit.

(5)The Council may grant a licence under this paragraph in respect of such one or more particular occasions only as may be specified in the licence, and a licence granted by virtue of this sub-paragraph is hereafter in this Schedule referred to as an [F3“occasional outdoor boxing or wrestling licence”].

(6)Where a licence has been granted under this paragraph to any person, the Council may if they think fit transfer that licence to any other person on the application of that other person or the holder of the licence.

[F4(7)In this paragraph “premises” includes any place.]

5(1)An applicant for the grant, renewal or transfer of a licence under paragraph 4 of this Schedule other than an [F5occasional outdoor boxing or wrestling licence] shall give to the Council . . . F6 to the commissioner of police in whose district the premises to which the application relates are situated [F7and to the fire authority] not less than twenty-one days’ notice of his intention to make the application.

(2)An applicant for the grant, renewal or transfer of an [F5occasional outdoor boxing or wrestling licence] shall give to the Council [F8and the fire authority] not less than fourteen days’ notice of his intention to make the application.

6E+WThe person making an application for the grant, renewal or transfer of a licence under paragraph 4 of this Schedule shall on making the application pay to the Council such fee as the Council may fix . . . F9

[F106AE+WWhere, before the date of expiry of a licence granted under paragraph 1 [F11, 3A]] or 4 of this Schedule, an application has been made for the renewal of that licence, the licence shall be deemed to remain in force notwithstanding that the date of expiry of the licence has passed, until the determination of the application by the Council or until the withdrawal of the application.

[F126BE+WWhere, before the date of expiry of a licence granted under paragraph 1 [F13, 3A]] or 4 of this Schedule, an application has been made for the transfer of that licence, the licence shall be deemed to remain in force (with any necessary modifications) notwithstanding that the date of expiry of the licence has passed or that the applicant for such transfer is carrying on at the premises in respect of which the licence was granted the functions to which the licence relates, until the determination of the application by the Council or the withdrawal of the application.