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| Live music red tape lifted for small venues | Live music red tape lifted for small venues |
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| Venues with a capacity of under 200 people will no longer need a licence for live amplified music. | Venues with a capacity of under 200 people will no longer need a licence for live amplified music. |
| The change in law is part of a government move to free businesses from red tape, which ministers say will give them more freedom to grow. | The change in law is part of a government move to free businesses from red tape, which ministers say will give them more freedom to grow. |
| UK Music, which represents the music industry, estimates that the Live Music Act could enable 13,000 more venues to start holding live music events. | UK Music, which represents the music industry, estimates that the Live Music Act could enable 13,000 more venues to start holding live music events. |
| Live unamplified music can also now be played in any location under the act. | Live unamplified music can also now be played in any location under the act. |
| Musicians and business owners have welcomed the change, which will allow live music to be played between the hours of 08:00 and 23:00 but it has not proved popular with noise campaigners. | |
| Jazz musician Buster Birch described the change as "a huge thing", adding that live music is "very important for our society and our culture". | Jazz musician Buster Birch described the change as "a huge thing", adding that live music is "very important for our society and our culture". |
| However Lisa Lavia from the Noise Abatement Society said there will be a "dramatic rise" in noise complaints that will "set residents at odds with local businesses". | However Lisa Lavia from the Noise Abatement Society said there will be a "dramatic rise" in noise complaints that will "set residents at odds with local businesses". |
| Business Minister Michael Fallon said: "From today businesses are freed from the red tape that holds them back. | Business Minister Michael Fallon said: "From today businesses are freed from the red tape that holds them back. |
| He described the previous rules that affected pub gigs and small live performances as "over-the-top bureaucracy that stifles community groups and pubs". | He described the previous rules that affected pub gigs and small live performances as "over-the-top bureaucracy that stifles community groups and pubs". |
| "We've set ourselves the challenging target of scrapping or reducing a total of 3,000 regulations. I'm determined to slim down regulation and make Britain an easier place to start and run a business," Mr Fallon added. | "We've set ourselves the challenging target of scrapping or reducing a total of 3,000 regulations. I'm determined to slim down regulation and make Britain an easier place to start and run a business," Mr Fallon added. |
| The change was introduced through a private member's bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat Don Foster, in order to amend some of the bureaucracy imposed on gigs by the 2003 Licensing Act. | The change was introduced through a private member's bill, introduced by Liberal Democrat Don Foster, in order to amend some of the bureaucracy imposed on gigs by the 2003 Licensing Act. |
| The MP from Bath steered the bill through the House Of Commons on behalf of his Lib Dem colleague, Lord Clement Jones. The success is a relatively rare example of a House of Lords private member's bill making it into law. | |
| However, the government has made it clear there would be no changes on the rules controlling gatherings of more than 5,000 people, boxing and wrestling, and events such as lap-dancing clubs classed as sexual entertainment. | However, the government has made it clear there would be no changes on the rules controlling gatherings of more than 5,000 people, boxing and wrestling, and events such as lap-dancing clubs classed as sexual entertainment. |