{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1982/schedule-4/paragraph-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1982/schedule-4/paragraph-7.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1982/30",
  "legislation_title": "Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-government-miscellaneous-provisions-act-1982",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/7",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) An application for a street trading consent or the renewal of such a consent shall be made in writing to the district council.\n(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, the council may grant a consent if they think fit.\n(3) A street trading consent shall not be granted—\n(a) to a person under the age of 17 years; or\n(b) for any trading in a highway to which a control order under section 7 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 is in force, other than trading to which the control order does not apply.\n(4) When granting or renewing a street trading consent the council may attach such conditions to it as they consider reasonably necessary.\n(5) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-paragraph (4) above, the conditions that may be attached to a street trading consent by virtue of that sub-paragraph include conditions to prevent—\n(a) obstruction of the street or danger to persons using it; or\n(b) nuisance or annoyance (whether to persons using the street or otherwise).\n(6) The council may at any time vary the conditions of a street trading consent.\n(7) Subject to sub-paragraph (8) below, the holder of a street trading consent shall not trade in a consent street from a van or other vehicle or from a stall, barrow or cart.\n(8) The council may include in a street trading consent permission for its holder to trade in a consent street—\n(a) from a stationary van, cart, barrow or other vehicle; or\n(b) from a portable stall.\n(9) If they include such a permission, they may make the consent subject to conditions—\n(a) as to where the holder of the street trading consent may trade by virtue of the permission; and\n(b) as to the times between which or periods for which he may so trade.\n(10) A street trading consent may be granted for any period not exceeding 12 months but may be revoked at any time.\n(11) The holder of a street trading consent may at any time surrender his consent to the council and it shall then cease to be valid.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1976 c. 57."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "substituted",
      "affecting": "ukpga/2006/50",
      "affecting_title": "Charities Act 2006"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1982/30/schedule/4/paragraph/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T10:11:07.379357+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}