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short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. Th ...

used in the

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for legislation relating to licensing.

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Licensing Order of 1643 The ''Ordinance for the Regulating of Printing'', also known as the Licensing Order of 1643, instituted pre-publication censorship upon Parliamentary England. Milton's ''Areopagitica'' was written specifically against this Act. Abolition of the S ...

, an Act imposing pre-publication censorship and prompting Milton to write ''

Areopagitica ''Areopagitica; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England'' is a 1644 prose polemic by the English poet, scholar, and polemical author John Milton opposing licensing and censorship. ''Are ...

''. *

Licensing of the Press Act 1662 The Licensing of the Press Act 1662 was an Act of the Parliament of England (14 Car. II. c. 33) with the long title "An Act for preventing the frequent Abuses in printing seditious treasonable and unlicensed Books and Pamphlets and for regulating ...

, an Act regulating the printing industry *

Licensing Act 1737 The Licensing Act of 1737 is a defunct Act of Parliament in the Kingdom of Great Britain, and a pivotal moment in theatrical history. Its purpose was to control and censor what was being said about the British government through theatre. The act ...

, an Act for the licensing of theatrical premises *

Licensing Act 2003 The Licensing Act 2003 (c 17) is an act passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The act establishes a single integrated scheme for licensing premises in England and Wales used to sell or supply of alcohol, provide regulated entertainmen ...

, an Act for the licensing premises which are used for the sale or supply of alcohol, provide regulated entertainment or provide late night refreshment Licensing of premises to sell alcohol: *The

Universities (Wine Licences) Act 1743 A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

(16 Geo 2 c 40) *The Licensing Act 1902 (2 Edw 7 c 28) *The Licensing Act 1921 (11 & 12 Geo 5 c 42) *The Home Counties (Music and Dancing) Licensing Act 1926 (16 & 17 Geo 5 c 31) *The Licensing Act 1949 (12, 13 & 14 Geo 6 c 59) *The Licensing Act 1953 (1 & 2 Eliz 2 c 46) *The Licensing (Seamen's Canteens) Act 1954 (2 & 3 Eliz 2 c 11) *The Licensing (Airports) Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz 2 c 37) *The Occasional Licences and Young Persons Act 1956 (4 & 5 Eliz 2 c 42) * The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959 (7 & 8 Eliz 2 c 51) *The

Licensing Act 1961 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(9 & 10 Eliz 2 c 61) * The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1962 (10 & 11 Eliz 2 c 51) *The Licensing Act 1964 (c 26) *

The Licensing (Certificates in Suspense) (Scotland) Act 1967 ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

(c 14) *The Licensing (Amendment) Act 1967 (c 51) *

The Licensing (Abolition of State Management) Act 1971 ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

(c 65) *The

Licensing (Amendment) Act 1976 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 18) *The

Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 66) *The

Licensing (Amendment) Act 1977 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 26) *The

Licensed Premises (Exclusion of Certain Persons) Act 1980 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 32) *The

Licensing (Amendment) Act 1980 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 40) *The

Licensing (Alcohol Education and Research) Act 1981 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 28) *The

Licensing (Amendment) Act 1981 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 37) *The

Licensing (Occasional Permissions) Act 1983 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 24) *The

Licensing (Amendment) Act 1985 A license (or licence) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreeme ...

(c 40) *The Licensing (Restaurant Meals) Act 1987 (c 2) *The

Licensing Act 1988 The 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 between 3:00pm and 5:30pm. S ...

(c 17) *The Licensing (Retail Sales) Act 1988 (c 25) *The Licensing (Amendment) Act 1989 (c 20) *The Licensing (Low Alcohol Drinks) Act 1990 (c 21) *The Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1992 (c 18) *The Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1993 (c 20) *The Licensing (Sunday Hours) Act 1995 (c 33) *The Licensing (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 1996 (c 36) *The Licensing (Young Persons) Act 2000 (c 30) *The

(c 17) *The Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (c 18) *The Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 16) *The

Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definitions of", in Can ...

(asp 13) The Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886 is the

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

of the following Acts: *The Alehouse Act 1828 (9 Geo 4 c 61) *The

Beerhouse Act 1830 The Beerhouse Act 1830 (11 Geo 4. and 1 Will 4. c. 64) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which liberalised the regulations governing the brewing and sale of beer. It was modified by subsequent legislation and finally repealed i ...

(11 Geo 4 & 1 Will 4 c 64) *The Beerhouse Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will 4 c 85) *The Beerhouse Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c 61) *The Licensing Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict c 64) *The Wine and Beerhouse Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 27) *The Wine and Beerhouse Act Amendment 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 29) *The Beerhouse Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 111) *The

Licensing Act 1872 The Licensing Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict c 94) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886 and was one of the Licensing (Ireland) Acts 1833 to 1886. It enacted various regulations and offences r ...

(35 & 36 Vict c 94) *The Licensing Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict c 49) *The Beer Dealers Retail Licences Act 1880 (43 Vict c 6) *The

Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881 The Sunday Closing (Wales) Act 1881 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was one of the Licensing Acts 1828 to 1886. It required the closure of all public houses in Wales on Sundays. The Act had considerable political importan ...

(44 & 45 Vict c 61) *The Beer Dealers Retail Licences (Amendment) Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 34) *The Licensing (Evidence) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 29) *The Intoxicating Liquors (Sale to Children) Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 56) The Licensing (Ireland) Acts 1833 to 1886 is the collective title of the following Acts: *The Licensing (Ireland) Act 1833 (3 & 4 Will 4 c 68) *The Licensing (Ireland) Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will 4 c 38) *The Licensing (Ireland) Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict c 62) *The Public House (Ireland) Act 1855 (18 & 19 Vict c 114) *The Licensing (Ireland) Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 35) *The Beerhouse (Ireland) Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict c 35) *The Beerhouse (Ireland) Act (1864) Amendment Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict c 111) *The

(35 & 36 Vict c 94) *The Licensing (Ireland) Act 1874 (37 & 38 Vict c 69) *The Beer Licences Regulation (Ireland) Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 4) *The Beer Dealers Retail Licences (Amendment) Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict c 34) *The Intoxicating Liquors (Sale to Children) Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 56) The Licensing (Scotland) Acts 1828 to 1887 is the collective title of the following Acts:The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1828 (9 Geo 4 c 58) *The Licensing (Scotland) Act 1853 (16 & 17 Vict c 67) *The Public Houses Acts Amendment (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict c 35) *The Publicans' Certificates (Scotland) Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict c 26) *The Publicans' Certificates (Scotland) Act (1876) Amendment Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 3) *The Public Houses, Hours of Closing (Scotland) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict c 38)

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