Licensing Act
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Licensing Act may refer to several Acts of Parliament
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Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
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- Licensing Order of 1643Licensing Order of 1643The Licensing Order of 1643 instituted pre-publication censorship upon Parliamentary England. Milton's Areopagitica was written specifically against this Act.-Abolition of the Star Chamber:...
, an Act imposing pre-publication censorship and prompting Milton to write Areopagitica - Licensing of the Press Act 1662Licensing of the Press Act 1662The Licensing of the Press Act 1662 is an Act of the Parliament of England , long title "An Act for preventing the frequent Abuses in printing seditious treasonable and unlicensed Bookes and Pamphlets and for regulating of Printing and Printing Presses." It was repealed by the Statute Law Revision...
, an Act regulating the printing industry - Licensing Act 1737Licensing Act 1737The Licensing Act or Theatrical Licensing Act of 21 June 1737 was a landmark act of censorship of the British stage and one of the most determining factors in the development of Augustan drama...
, an Act for the licensing of theatrical premises - Licensing Act 1872Licensing Act 1872The Licensing Act 1872 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It enacted various regulations and offences relating to alcohol, particularly licensing of premises. Most parts of the Act have been superseded by more recent Licensing Acts, but some parts remain in force...
, Licensing Act 1964, Licensing Act 1988Licensing Act 1988The Licensing Act 1988 is a statute, applying to England and Wales, which among other things, extended permissible opening hours for public houses to 11am to 11pm. Previously pubs were not generally allowed to open the afternoons....
, and Licensing Act 2003Licensing Act 2003The Licensing Act of 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that applies only to England and Wales. The Act establishes a single integrated scheme for licensing premises which are used for the sale or supply of alcohol, to provide regulated entertainment, or to provide late night...
, all Acts concerning the licensing of premises to sell alcohol - The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict. c.63)