Sex Establishments are licensed under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982. The Licensing Department is not aware of any sex establishment currently operating within the Maldon District. Under the terms of the legislation, a sex establishment can either be a sex shop or a sex cinema. A sex shop is a premises used for business which consists to a significant degree of selling sex articles.

Any person using any premises as a sex establishment without a licence or contravening conditions of a licence could be subject to a maximum fine of £20,000.

For application details contact the Licensing Team, see contact us for details.