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Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Bill [HL]

I hope that we can have clarity about this. I understand what the noble Lord, Lord Jones, said at Second Reading; that is, if there is a franchise which has more than one branch in different local authority areas, it plainly falls within the scope of the clause. However, if it is trading under the name of a multiple chain, but is nevertheless an individual franchise in only one local authority area, it is unlikely that it falls within Clause 20. Similarly, although a pub may come within an overall chain of pubs, its tenant, operating in a single authority, would not fall within Clause 20. We need clarity about this.