# Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982, Section 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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/45/section/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civic-government-scotland-act-1982/section-40
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