The Licensing Act 2003 consolidated previous licensing regimes for public entertainment, late night refreshment, alcohol and private members' clubs under one act. Licensing Authorities must carry out their functions with a view to promoting the four licensing objectives. The Human Rights Act 1998 protects rights such as privacy, family life, property ownership, free speech, freedom from discrimination and violence, fair trials, citizenship, sexual orientation, voting, asylum-seeking, freedom of thought, religion, and protest, healthcare, education, language, marriage, work, and more. Privacy law regulates the collection, storage, and release of personal financial, medical, and other information to protect individuals' right to be left alone. Libel law

1. Licensing Act 2003
The Act was brought in to consolidate all other previous
licensing regimes such as public entertainment
licences, late night refreshment and Justices' alcohol
licences and Private Members Clubs and has now
superseded the legislation governing them. Under the
Act, Licensing Authorities, must carry out their
functions with a view to promoting the four licensing
objectives.

2. Human Rights Act 1998
Right to privacy, right to live, exist, right to have a family, to own
property, free speech, safety from violence, equality of both males and
females; women’s rights, fair trial, to be innocent until proven guilty, to be a
citizen of a country, the right to express his or her sexual orientation, to
vote, to seek asylum if a country treats you badly, to think freely, to believe
and practice the religion a person wants to peacefully protest (speak against)
a government or group, health care (medical care), education, to
communicate through a language, not be forced into marriage, the right to
love and the right to work.

3. Privacy law
Regulation or statute that protects a person’s
right to be left alone, and governs collection,
storage, and release of his or her financial,
medical, and other personal information.

4. Libel Law
English law allows actions for libel to be brought
in the high court for any published statements
which are alleged to defame a named or
identifiable individual (or individuals) in a
manner which causes them loss in their trade or
profession, or causes a reasonable person to
think worse of him, her or them.

5. Race Relations Act 1976
An Act to make fresh provision with respect to
discrimination on racial grounds and relations
between people of different racial groups. Items
that are covered are; discrimination on the
grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic and
national origin in the fields of employment, the
provision of goods and services, education and
public functions.

6. Copyright & Intellectual Property Law
Refers to any creative work or invention
considered to be the property of its creator.
Often recognised and protected under the
corresponding fields of law. Owners are granted
certain exclusive rights, such as the ability to
publish to various markets, license the
manufacture and distribution of inventions, and
sue in case of unlawful or deceptive copying.

7. Broadcasting Act
This is a law of the British Parliament, often
regarded by both its supporters and its critics as
a quintessential example of Thatcherism. The
aim of the Act was to reform the entire structure
of British broadcasting; British television, in
particular, had earlier been described by
Margaret Thatcher as the last bastion of
restrictive practices. It governs what can be
shown on TV.

8. Obscene Publications Act
This law has governed what can be published or
released in England and Wales. The classic
definition of criminal obscenity is if it “tends to
deprave and corrupt”