London Local Authorities Act 2012

Miscellaneous

8 Amendment of City of Westminster Act 1996

(1) The City of Westminster Act 1996 (which makes provision about the closure of unlawful sex establishments) is amended as follows.

(2) In section 3(2)(a) for ”section 4(5)(a)" substitute ”section 4(6)(a)".

(3) In section 8(1)(c) and (d) for ”sending it in a prepaid registered letter, or by the recorded delivery service" substitute respectively ”post" and ”by post".

(4) In section 8(2)(b)(i) for ”in a prepaid registered letter, or by the recorded delivery service and is not returned to the authority sending it" substitute ”by post".

9 Street trading: vehicles and the internet

(1) The London Local Authorities Act 1990 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 21 (interpretation of Part III)—

(a) in subsection (1), in the definition of ”street trading", for ”subsections (1A)" substitute ”subsections (1ZA), (1A)";

(b) after subsection (1) insert the following subsection—

“(1ZA) In this Part of this Act ”street trading" shall also include the selling or exposure or offer for sale of any motor vehicle in the course of a business if the vehicle is—

(a) exposed or offered for sale on the internet; and

(b) kept on a street during the period when it is so exposed or offered for sale.”.

(3) In section 32 (fees and charges), after subsection (2) insert—

“(2A) In calculating the levels of fees and charges under subsections (1) and (2) above, the council shall disregard costs incurred by them in relation to street trading of the type described in subsection (1ZA) of section 21 (interpretation of Part III) of this Act.”.