Local Government (Ireland) Act, 1898

Licensing in county or city of Dublin of theatrical performances for charitable objects.

89.(1) Notwithstanding anything in the Act of Parliament of Ireland of the twenty-sixth year of the reign of King George the Third, chapter fifty-seven, intituled An Act for regulating the stage in the city and county of Dublin, the Lord Lieutenant may, on the application of the council for the county of Dublin or the county borough of Dublin, or of any urban district within the county of Dublin, grant an occasional licence for the performance of any stage play or other dramatic entertainment in any theatre, room, or building where the profits arising therefrom are to be applied for some charitable purpose or in aid of the funds of any society instituted for the purpose of science, literature, or the fine arts exclusively.

(2) The licence may contain such conditions and regulations as appear fit to the Lord Lieutenant, and may be revoked by him.