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Part II Licensing and Regulation—Particular Activities

Miscellaneous licences

40 Market 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.