Street traders to be licensed

1Licensing of street traders

1

Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall engage in street trading in any street within a district, unless that person is authorised to do so by a street trading licence or a temporary licence granted under this Act by the council for the district.

2

Subject to section 2, in this Act “street trading” means—

a

selling any article or thing, or

b

supplying a service,

in a street, whether or not in or from a stationary position.

3

In this Act—

a

any reference to selling an article or thing includes a reference to offering or exposing an article or thing for sale; and

b

any reference to supplying a service is a reference to supplying a service for gain or reward and includes a reference to offering to supply a service.

4

For the purposes of this Act a person engages in street trading whether or not he regularly carries on the business of street trading.