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Use of unlicensed place for public dancing.
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9.—The Act of 1935 is hereby amended by the substitution for section 10 of the following section:
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“Use of unlicensed place for public dancing.
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10.—(1) No place, whether licensed or not licensed for the sale of intoxicating liquor, shall be used for public dancing unless a public dancing licence is in force in respect of the place.
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(2) If any place is used for public dancing in contravention of this section, the person who organised the public dance and the owner of such place shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months, or both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years, or both.
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(3) In a prosecution for an offence under this section it shall be a defence for the owner to prove that he or she had no knowledge that his or her place was to be used for public dancing in contravention of this section.”.
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