Part II Licensing and Regulation—Particular Activities

Miscellaneous licences

40 Market operators’ licences.

(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.