Hypnotism Act 1952
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1952 c. 46 |
Hypnotism Act, 1952
(15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2) CHAPTER 46
An Act to regulate the demonstration of hypnotic phenomena for purposes of public entertainment.
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
1 Control of demonstrations of hypnotism at places licensed for public entertainment.
(1) Where under any enactment an authority in any area have power to grant licences for the regulation of places kept or ordinarily used for public dancing, singing, music or other public entertainment of the like kind, any power conferred by any enactment to attach conditions to any such licence shall include power to attach conditions regulating or prohibiting the giving of an exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism on any person at the place to which the licence relates.
(2) In the application of this section to Scotland, for the reference to places kept or ordinarily used for public dancing, singing, music or other public entertainment of the like kind there shall be substituted a reference to theatres or other places of public amusement or public entertainment.
2 Control of demonstrations of hypnotism at other places.
(1) No person shall give an exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism on any living person at or in connection with an entertainment to which the public are admitted, whether on payment or otherwise, at any place in relation to which such a licence as is mentioned in section one of this Act is not in force unless the controlling authority have authorised that exhibition, demonstration or performance.
(2) Any authorisation under this section may be made subject to any conditions.
(3) If a person gives any exhibition, demonstration or performance of hypnotism in contravention of this section, or in contravention of any conditions attached to an authorisation under this section, he shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.
(4) In this section, the expression ‘controlling authority’ means—
(a ) in relation to a place in any such area as is mentioned in section one of this Act, the authority having power to grant licences of the kind mentioned in that section in that area;
(b ) in...
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