Pedlars Act 1871 (c. 96)

Preliminary U.K.

3 Interpretation of certain terms in this Act. “Pedlar.” “Court of summary jurisdiction.” U.K.

In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context, the following terms have the meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them; that is to say,—

• The term “pedlar” means any hawker, pedlar, petty chapman, tinker, caster of metals, mender of chairs, or other person who, without any horse or other beast bearing or drawing burden, travels and trades on foot and goes from town to town or to other men’s houses, carrying to sell or exposing for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, or procuring orders for goods, wares, or merchandise immediately to be delivered, or selling or offering for sale his skill in handicraft;

• . . . F1

• The term “Court of Summary Jurisdiction” means and includes any justice or justices of the peace, [F2 sheriff principal or sheriff], metropolitan police magistrate, stipendiary or other magistrate, or officer, by whatever name called, to whom jurisdiction is given by the Summary Jurisdiction Acts or any Acts therein referred to, or to proceedings before whom the provisions of the Summary Jurisdiction Acts are or may be made applicable.

Textual Amendments

F1 Definitions repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54), Police Act 1964 (c. 48), Sch. 10 Pt. I and Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77), Sch. 5 Pts. I, II

F2 Words substituted by virtue of Sheriff Courts (Scotland) Act 1971 (c. 58), s. 4(2)