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Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982

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40Market operators' licences

(1)Subject to subsection (2) below, a licence, to be known as a " market operator's licence ", shall be required for carrying on a private market.

(2)A market operator's licence shall not be required for carrying on either of the following—

(a)functions held by charitable, religious, youth, recreational, community, political or similar organisations ;

(b)markets held only for the sale of livestock, fodder or grain.

(3)In addition to any other condition which may be included, a licence in respect of a private market shall include conditions as to—•

(a)the regulation of days and hours of opening ;

(b)the provision of adequate toilet facilities ;

(c)the layout of the site or premises on which the market is to be held ;

(d)the maintenance of order and public safety.

(4)In this section, " private market " means a market, whether covered or not, carried on by any person other than a local or public authority at which goods are offered by more than one seller for sale by retail to the public.

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