Sentence examples for a licensing act from inspiring English sources

To discourage these entertainments, a licensing act was passed in 1751.

Although there were eight attempts to force a new Licensing Act through Parliament between 1697 and 1713, none of them succeeded.

This bill was essentially a copy of the Licensing Act, but with a narrower jurisdiction; only books covering religion, history, the affairs of the state or the law would require official authorisation.

This has been the case since a loophole in the Licensing Act 2003 boxed lap-dancing clubs into a "one size fits all" licensing category primarily designed for the leisure industry.

Joseph Tydings, a Democratic senator from Maryland who had introduced a Firearms Registration and Licensing Act, was running for reëlection.

If they don't comply, nothing much happens, but it would be very easy to add a line to the Licensing Act, which would make refusing to comply with equality legislation a ground for refusing a licence.

At the same time, with the failure to renew the Licensing Act, a political press developed.

Alcohol licensing in the UK was extended to up to 24 hours, seven days a week following the Licensing Act 2003.