The suspension of 2 busking efficiency pitches in London’s Leicester Sq. has come into power after a court docket ruling.
Westminster Town Council’s ban is till additional realize and applies to all authorized and unlicensed buskers and side road entertainers within the house.
It follows a case between International Radio and the council the place a pass judgement on ordered the native authority to prevent the “nuisance” brought about by way of buskers.
Someone who flouts the brand new laws may face enforcement that incorporated a tremendous, apparatus being seized or their licence being taken off them, a Westminster Town Council spokesperson stated.
The motion follows an abatement order that was once issued towards the council by way of the Town of London Magistrates’ Court docket on 26 March.
Councillor Aicha Much less from Westminster Town Council stated the council’s precedence was once to discover its grounds of attraction and revisions to its busking and side road leisure licensing regime.
It’s understood there are 24 different pitches that side road performers can use in Westminster.
Councillor Aicha added: “That is categorically no longer a ban on side road performers in Westminster.
“They’re a much-loved a part of our town, however we need to stability our responsibility to stop disruption to citizens and companies.
“The court docket ruling has given us no selection, and now we have a prison legal responsibility to behave.”
