Public Entertainments Act 1958 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Appeals
19. Appeal authority and appealable decisions
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In this section and sections 20, 21 and 22 —“appeal authority” means —
in relation to an appealable decision of the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer —
Public Entertainment Licensing Officer
“Public Entertainment Licensing Officer” means the Licensing Officer appointed under section 3 by the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments, and includes an Assistant Licensing Officer appointed by that Minister under that section;
the Public Entertainment Appeal Board established under section 20, where the appellant is —
Public Entertainment Appeal Board
“Public Entertainment Appeal Board” means the Public Entertainment Appeal Board established by section 20;
an applicant for a licence, or a licensee, in respect of a specified establishment or one of a class of specified establishments, prescribed by the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or
licence
“licence” means a public entertainment licence issued or renewed under this Act;
one of a class of applicants or licensees prescribed by the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or
in any other case, the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or
in relation to an appealable decision of the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments;“appealable decision”, in relation to the appropriate Licensing Officer, means any of the following decisions or directions:
Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer
“Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer” means the Licensing Officer appointed under section 3 by the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments, and includes an Assistant Licensing Officer appointed by that Minister under that section;
a decision under section 10(1) or (2) imposing, adding, varying, refusing to vary, or revoking any condition of a licence;
a decision under section 11(4) forfeiting the whole or part of a security mentioned in that provision;
a decision under section 13(1) refusing to issue or renew a licence;
a decision under section 14(1) or (2) suspending or cancelling a licence;
a decision under section 16(2) classifying the content of any arts entertainment, or under section 16(3) or (4) imposing, adding, varying, refusing to vary, or revoking any condition of classification of any arts entertainment;
arts entertainment
“arts entertainment” has the meaning given in the First Schedule;
a refusal to classify the content of an arts entertainment under section 17(2);
a direction by the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer under section 18(1).[16
“appeal authority” means —
in relation to an appealable decision of the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer —
the Public Entertainment Appeal Board established under section 20, where the appellant is —
an applicant for a licence, or a licensee, in respect of a specified establishment or one of a class of specified establishments, prescribed by the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or
one of a class of applicants or licensees prescribed by the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or
in any other case, the Minister charged with the responsibility for public entertainments; or
in relation to an appealable decision of the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer, the Minister charged with the responsibility for the licensing of arts entertainments;
“appealable decision”, in relation to the appropriate Licensing Officer, means any of the following decisions or directions:
appropriate Licensing Officer
“appropriate Licensing Officer” means —(a)in the case of an arts entertainment provided or to be provided, solely or in combination with one or more forms of arts entertainment only, in any place other than a specified establishment — the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer; and(b)in any other case — the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer;
a decision under section 10(1) or (2) imposing, adding, varying, refusing to vary, or revoking any condition of a licence;
a decision under section 11(4) forfeiting the whole or part of a security mentioned in that provision;
a decision under section 13(1) refusing to issue or renew a licence;
a decision under section 14(1) or (2) suspending or cancelling a licence;
a decision under section 16(2) classifying the content of any arts entertainment, or under section 16(3) or (4) imposing, adding, varying, refusing to vary, or revoking any condition of classification of any arts entertainment;
a refusal to classify the content of an arts entertainment under section 17(2);
a direction by the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer under section 18(1).[16