A Bill to make provision for the control of street trading and touting in the City of Westminster.
The Bill (as originally introduced) would revise the street trading provisions in the City of Westminster Act 1999 in particular by: extending the definition of street trading to include sale of motor vehicles over the internet if the vehicle is kept on the streetgiving powers to the council to designate areas where news vendors’ exemption does not applyallowing the council to designate and alter licensable areas, and have more control over what is traded in themgiving further controls to the council for dealing with itinerant ice cream vendorsestablishing new powers and procedures for the council to suspend vendors’ licences on the grounds of dangerous, abusive or violent behaviour.
House of Lords
17 March 2021
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This Lords Private Bill would update Westminster's street trading rules. It would extend the definition of street trading to include online sales of motor vehicles kept on the street, allow the council to designate licensable areas and areas where news vendors' exemptions do not apply, tighten controls on what can be traded in those areas, and create powers to suspend licences for dangerous or violent behaviour.
The bill is currently at Committee stage in the House of Lords, having originated as a Lords Private Bill during the 2008-2010 session and proceeding through carry-over motions between sessions.
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The Bill was withdrawn by the Promoters on 18 June 2012 and will not proceed further.
The Promoters had previously been seeking to revive this Bill in Session 2012-13. Permission needed to be granted by both Houses to enable it to continue its passage. The House of Lords agreed to revive the Bill and the House of Commons was in the process of deciding that question at the point the Bill was withdrawn.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
