Planning and Development Act 2024
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PART 16 Events and Funfairs | ||
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Interpretation | ||
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476. (1) In this Part— | ||
“certificate of safety” has the meaning assigned to it by section 487 , and includes a certificate of safety granted under regulations under subsection (5) of section 239 of the Act of 2000 in force immediately before the repeal of the said section 239 by section 6 ; | ||
“event” means— | ||
(a) a public performance that— | ||
(i) takes place wholly or mainly in— | ||
(I) the open air, | ||
(II) a structure with no roof or a partial, temporary or retractable roof, or | ||
(III) a tent or other similar temporary structure, | ||
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(ii) is comprised of music, dancing, displays of public entertainment or any activity of a like kind, | ||
or | ||
(b) an activity or an activity of a class that is prescribed under section 477 ; | ||
“fairground equipment” includes— | ||
(a) any fairground ride or any similar equipment which is designed to be in motion for entertainment purposes with members of the public on or inside it, | ||
(b) any equipment which is designed to be used by members of the public for entertainment purposes either as a slide or for bouncing upon, | ||
(c) any swings, dodgems and other equipment which is designed to be in motion wholly or partly under the control of, or to be put in motion by a member of the public, or | ||
(d) any equipment that may be prescribed under paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 487 ; | ||
“funfair” means an entertainment where fairground equipment is used; | ||
“licence” means a licence granted by a local authority under section 479 . | ||
(2) References in this Part to “a person who owns fairground equipment” shall be construed as including references to a person having an interest in the fairground equipment whether by rent, lease or other agreement. |