Street trading conditions

What are the street trading conditions?

Mandatory

These conditions will be added to all street trading consents

1. The consent holder shall only trade on the days and between the times stated on the consent.

2. The consent holder shall only trade in the description of articles stated on the consent.

3. The consent holder shall not carry on business on any street so as to cause obstruction or cause danger to people using the street.

4. The consent holder shall not carry on business from any vehicle or erect or place any stall or other structure in any street except in the area mentioned in the consent.

5. The consent holder shall not sell, offer or expose for sale any goods or articles other than those described within the principle terms of this consent.

6. The consent holder shall on all occasions, when carrying on business, be strictly sober, and conduct him/herself in a proper, civil and courteous manner, and he/she shall not carry on his/her business in such a way as to cause annoyance to the occupier or person in charge of any shop, business, resident, or any person using the street.

7. The consent holder shall at all times conduct his/her business and position any vehicle used by him/her in connection with his/her business in such a manner that no danger is likely to arise to persons trading or intending to trade.

8. The consent holder shall at all times conduct his/her business in a clean and tidy manner.

9. The consent holder shall ensure that a copy of the consent is clearly visible to the public.

10. The consent holder shall not permit any person to assist him/her in his/her trading unless the details of that person have been supplied to the Licensing Authority. Any such person shall be issued with an identification badge by the Licensing Authority.

11. If, during the currency of any consent any material change occurs in the facts of which particulars and information were contained in, or given along with, the application for the consent, the holder of the consent shall report such changes to the Licensing Authority within 72 hours of that change.

12. Any motor vehicle used for the purpose of street trading shall at all times be in a roadworthy condition and have the relevant documents. For example: insurance, tax and MOT to make the use of that vehicle on a road legal. These documents will be produced by the consent holder to any police officer or authorised officer of the Council.

13. Neither the consent holder nor any assistant shall display merchandise which is likely to cause offence or distress to any other person or which would be deemed an offence under any other legislation.

14. A consent holder selling food shall at all times comply with any food hygiene regulations in force at that time, and when required by the Licensing Authority, shall produce appropriate food handling certificates.

15. The Council reserves the right to alter or amend these conditions at any time.

16. The subletting of any consent is prohibited.

17. The consent holder shall be responsible for the temporary storage of refuse, liquid and other material accumulated or created whilst trading and its subsequent removal from the site. The removal and disposal must be to the satisfaction of the council. 

(a) The consent holder will make every effort to recycle waste wherever possible and have contracts in place with a waste disposal operator, if applicable.
(b) The consent holder will be responsible for providing a litter receptacle for use by customers on or near the trading site, if applicable.
(c) The consent holder will be responsible for litter-picking of their trading site, including cigarette ends, if applicable.

18. The consent holder shall not cause any nuisance or annoyance to persons using the street.

19. The consent holder, if intending to sell food from a stationary vehicle/stall shall operate from a purpose made vehicle/stall constructed and managed so as to comply with the relevant hygiene regulations currently in force within the provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990, and any subsequent changes to those regulations.

Other conditions

When granting or renewing a consent the Council may attach any reasonable conditions and any conditions that have been agreed with any of the responsible authorities during the application period.

The Council can at any time vary the conditions attached to a consent. Any variations will be notified in writing to the named person on the application form for the consent and will take effect immediately or on the date of the notification letter. Streets located on private land are included within the scope of this policy.

Additional conditions may also be attached limiting the days and the hours when street trading is permitted, the goods which may be sold, the size of the trading pitch or any other relevant matter.

How do you enforce street trading consents?

Failure to comply with conditions may lead to revocation or non-renewal of consent.

Persons engaging in street trading (as defined in the Act) without a consent or who fail to comply with the conditions will be liable to prosecution under paragraph 10 of Schedule 4 of the Act.

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