Public Entertainments Act 1958 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · General
29. Protection from personal liability
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No liability shall lie against a Licensing Officer, an Assistant Licensing Officer, a police officer, an authorised person or a member of the Public Entertainment Appeal Board for anything done or intended to be done with reasonable care and in good faith in the execution or purported execution of this Act.[19A
Licensing Officer
“Licensing Officer” means —(a)in sections 24, 25, 26, 27 and 31 —(i)where a power under any of those sections is exercised in connection with section 16, 17 or 18 — the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer; and(ii)where a power under any of those sections is exercised in connection with any other provision of this Act — the appropriate Licensing Officer; and(b)in any other provision of this Act, the Public Entertainment Licensing Officer or the Arts Entertainment Licensing Officer, as the case may be;