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STREET TRADING
The Street Trading Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 enables District Councils to regulate Street Trading by preventing undue nuisance, interference or inconvenience to people and traffic.
The Act requires Lisburn City Council to designate specific areas, streets or part thereof in the City as being suitable for street trading [not including Mobile or Temporary Street Trading applications]. This is designed to be an open system, which gives everyone an opportunity to comment on the proposal to permit street trading in a particular area.
Street trading is selling any article or thing, or supplying a service in a street (also includes offering or exposing for sale) and anyone carrying on any of these activities on or near a street can only do so with a valid Street Trading Licence.
The City Council can now enforce this legislation by means of Fixed Penalty,Prosecution and/or Seizure of goods and stall.
Types of street trading are;
- Stationary where the trading is carried out at a fixed location at regular times and days e.g. Hot Food Van.
- Mobile trading occurs when the trader calls to an area and sells to customers for a short time and then moves on to the next area e.g. Ice Cream Van.
Temporary licences can be issued for special events e.g. Oyster Festival.
Fees for Licence
Stationary £500
Mobile £325
Temporary £120 for first application £45 for each subsequent application (maximum of four) Variation of licensing particulars £60
An Application Form is available for download.