is a nightclub a private club?

[raantheman]

can a nightclub who can refuse entry to any individual who turns up classed as a private or public place?

[Eve]

A nightclub is a private place.

Not sure what distinction you are looking for as public places can refuse entry to people as well.

[Buenchico]

As Jenna indicates, the word 'public' in the name of a place doesn't give anyone an automatic right to enter. The licensee of a public house can permit or refuse entry to whomever he likes (or doesn't like). The only exception would be that he couldn't do so directly because of illegal discrimination (e.g. on the grounds of race or sex). Similarly, the staff of a public library have the right to refuse entry to anyone they'd rather not have on their premises.

A nightclub (of the type where you simply pay on the door, rather than filling in a membership form) isn't a 'private members' club' but it remains private property and the management have the right to refuse admission to whomever they (don't) like [as long as, once again, they avoid those forms of discrimination which are illegal].

Under certain circumstances, a nightclub might be obliged by law to refuse admission to potential customers. (e.g. when they're under-age, when they're already intoxicated or when the club is already full to it's specified safetly limit). However, there's never any circumstance when a nightclub is obliged by law to admit someone.

Chris

[Info Bank]

The same applies for places such as Supermarkets .
If you or someone with you Shoplifts for example you can be refused entry.
Supermarkets aslo have the same right to refuse entry.
Private property.

[Ethel]

Any shop, store, club, pub, bar, restaurant, anywhere can refuse anybody entry for any reason (with the exception of sexual, racial or disabilty except in limited circumstances)

[New Judge]

However, for purposes of the various Public Order Acts and such things as being Drunk and Disoderly, they are public places.

[kempie]

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