(1)An application for the grant or variation of a street trading licence shall be made in writing to the council in such form as the council may prescribe.
(2)In the application the applicant shall state—
(a)in the case of an application by an individual, his full name and home address and date of birth;
(b)in the case of an application for a licence to carry on ice cream trading—
(i)by a company incorporated under the Companies Acts, the name of the company and its registered office;
(ii)by a partnership or unincorporated association, the names of its members and the address of its principal office;
(c)the licence street in which, the days on which and times between which he desires to trade and, if appropriate, the street trading pitches from which he desires to trade;
(d)the description of articles, things or services in which he desires to trade; and
(e)such other particulars, relevant to street trading, as the council may reasonably require:
and may in the case of an individual specify the name of the person to whom he would wish the licence to be granted in the circumstances of any of the events listed in section 20 (Succession) of this Act.
(3)In the case of an application by an individual the applicant shall, with his application, hand to an authorised officer three identical clear full face photographs of himself, without headgear (unless on religious grounds the applicant permanently wears headgear) or sunglasses, taken within the preceding 12 months, each photograph being signed by the applicant on the reverse, but the council may, at their discretion, accept a lesser number of photographs.
(4)If a standard condition prescribed under section 10 (Standard conditions) of this Act requires third party insurance cover the applicant shall produce to an authorised officer proof of such third party insurance cover before a licence is granted.
(5)The council may make regulations prescribing the procedure for determining applications.
(6)Before making such regulations or changing them the council shall consult with any body which appears to the council to represent licence holders and give consideration to any representations received within 28 days of the date the council’s proposals were notified to the body concerned.