56Application for street trader’s licence: food businesses
In section 39 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (street traders’ licences)—
(a)in subsection (4)—
(i)for “the food ” substitute “a food”,
(ii)after “1990)” insert “mentioned in subsection (4A)”,
(b)after subsection (4) insert—
“(4A)A food authority referred to in subsection (4) is a food authority in Scotland which, in respect of the activity mentioned in that subsection—
(a)has registered the establishment that carries out or intends to carry out the activity for the purposes of Article 6.2 of Regulation EC No. 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the hygiene of foodstuffs, or
(b)where no such food authority has registered the establishment for those purposes, a food authority which is—
(i)the licensing authority to which the application mentioned in subsection (4) in respect of the activity is made, or
(ii)another licensing authority to which an application for a street trader’s licence in respect of the activity is or has been made.”.