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Policing and Crime Bill

Amendment 102 102: Clause 26, page 25, line 30, at end insert— "( ) After paragraph 27 (appeals) insert— "Premises which are deemed sex encounter venues 27A (1) This paragraph applies if— (a) premises are subject to a licence for a sex encounter venue; and (b) their use would be use as such a venue but for the operation of paragraph 2A(3)(b). (2) This Schedule applies as if— (a) the premises were a sex encounter venue; and (b) the use or business of the premises was use as, or the business of, such a venue. (3) But the appropriate authority must cancel the licence if the holder of the licence asks them in writing to do so. (4) In this paragraph "premises" has the same meaning as in paragraph 2A."" Amendment 102 agreed. Amendment 103 had been withdrawn from the Marshalled List. Clause 26, as amended, agreed. Schedule 3 agreed.