Paragraph 4 Section 25 (Application for street trading licences)

For subsection (3) of section 25 there is substituted the following subsections—

“(3)

In the case of an application by an individual the applicant shall, with his application, hand to an authorised officer three identical clear full face photographs of himself—

(a)

without sunglasses; and

(b)

unless on religious grounds the applicant permanently wears headgear, without headgear,

taken within the preceding 12 months, each photograph being signed by the applicant on the reverse.

But the borough council may, at their discretion, accept a lesser number of photographs.

(3A)

If a standard condition prescribed under regulations made under subsection (3) of section 27 (Conditions of street trading licences) of this Act requires third party insurance cover the applicant shall produce to an authorised officer proof of such third party insurance cover before a licence is granted.

(3B)

A borough council may make regulations prescribing the procedure for determining applications.

(3C)

Before making or amending such regulations the borough council shall—

(a)

consult any body which appears to the borough council to represent licence holders; and

(b)

give consideration to any representations received within 28 days of the date on which the borough council’s proposals were notified to the body concerned.”.