Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971

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The Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971 is a UK local Act of Parliament introduced in response to the huge late-1960s Isle of Wight Festivals, giving the local council special powers to control and license large public entertainment events.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
local Act
appliesTo large public entertainment events on the Isle of Wight
country United Kingdom
enables imposition of conditions on organisers of large events
refusal of permission for events not meeting safety or other requirements
era 1970s UK legislation
geographicalScope Isle of Wight
surface form: Isle of Wight, England
grantsPowerTo Isle of Wight Council
surface form: Isle of Wight County Council
hasLegalEffect regulation of large-scale festivals on the Isle of Wight
introducedBy Isle of Wight Council
surface form: Isle of Wight County Council
jurisdiction Isle of Wight
legalDomain licensing law
local government law
legislativeBody British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
purpose to confer powers on the Isle of Wight County Council to regulate large public entertainment events
to provide for licensing of large public entertainment events
reasonForEnactment large late-1960s Isle of Wight Festivals
regulates public entertainment events exceeding specified attendance thresholds
relatedToEvent Isle of Wight Festival
shortTitleContains Isle of Wight Council
surface form: Isle of Wight County Council
subjectMatter crowd control at large events
public entertainment licensing
typeOfLegislation private legislation
yearEnacted 1971

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Isle of Wight Festival regulationImpact Isle of Wight County Council Act 1971