# The Licensing Act 2003 (Hearings) Regulations 2005, Regulation 14: Hearing to be public

Extent: E+W

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the hearing shall take place in public.
(2) The licensing authority may exclude the public from all or part of a hearing where it considers that the public interest in so doing outweighs the public interest in the hearing, or that part of the hearing, taking place in public.
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (2), a party and any person assisting or representing a party may be treated as a member of the public.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/44/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/licensing-act-2003-hearings-regulations-2005/regulation-14
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