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Pedlars Act 1871

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22Deputy of chief officer of police.

Any act or thing by this Act authorised to be done by the chief officer of police may be done by any police officer under his command authorised by him in that behalf, and the term " chief officer of police " in this Act includes, in relation to any such act or thing, the police officer so authorised.

23Certificate not required by commercial travellers, sellers of fish, or sellers in fairs.

Nothing in this Act shall render it necessary for a certificate to be obtained by the following persons as such; (that is to say,)

1.

Commercial travellers or other persons selling or seeking orders for goods, wares, or merchandise to or from persons who are dealers therein and who buy to sell again, or selling or seeking orders for books as agents authorised in writing by the publishers of such books :

2.

Sellers of vegetables, fish, fruit, or victuals :

3.

Persons selling or exposing to sale goods, wares, or merchandise in any public mart, market, or fair legally established.

24Reservation of powers of local authority.

Nothing in this Act shall take away or diminish any of the powers vested in any local authority by any general or local Act in force in the district of such local authority.

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