40 Market operators’ licences.S
(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.