# Municipal Corporations Act 1882, Section 247: Right of free trading in boroughs.


Notwithstanding any custom or byelaw, every person in any borough may keep any shop for the sale of all lawful wares and merchandises by wholesale or retail, and use every lawful trade, occupation, mystery, and handicraft for hire, gain, sale, or otherwise within any borough.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/45-46/50/section/247 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/municipal-corporations-act-1882/section-247
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