Public Dance Halls Act, 1935

Operation of public dancing licence.

5.—(1) Every public dancing licence shall operate to authorise the licensee thereunder and (save as is otherwise provided by this section) no other person to use the place specified in such licence, so long as such licence continues in force, for public dancing subject to the provisions of this Act and to the conditions and restrictions contained in such licence.

(2) Where the licensee under a public dancing licence dies while such licence is in force, the personal representative of such deceased licensee shall, until the happening of whichever of the following events first happens, that is to say, the expiration, revocation, or surrender of such licence or the expiration of three months from the death of such deceased person, be deemed for all purposes to be the licensee under such licence and shall accordingly have all the rights, powers, and duties of such licensee under or in respect of such licence.