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Obligation to obtain licence for holding of event
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478. (1) A person, other than a local authority, shall not hold an event that is prescribed to be an event or class of event for the purposes of this section except under and in accordance with a licence.
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(2) The Minister may prescribe an event or class of event for the purposes of this section, having regard to:
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(a) the size of the event;
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(b) the location of the event;
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(c) the nature of the event;
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(d) any other features of the event that the Minister considers relevant.
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(3) A person, other than a local authority, who—
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(a) organises, promotes, holds or is otherwise materially involved in the organisation of an event to which this section applies, or
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(b) is in control of land on which an event to which this section applies is held,
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other than under and in accordance with a licence, shall be guilty of an offence.
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