# Pedlars Act 1871, Section 17: Pedlar to show certificate to certain persons on demand.


Any pedlar shall at all times, on demand, produce and show his certificate to any of the following persons; (that is to say,)
(1) Any justice of the peace; or
(2) Any constable or officer of police; or
(3) Any person to whom such pedlar offers his goods for sale; or
(4) Any person in whose private grounds or premises such pedlar is found:
And any pedlar who refuses, on demand, to show his certificate to, and allow it to be read and a copy thereof to be taken by, any of the persons hereby authorized to demand it, shall for each offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding level 1 on the standard scale .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/34-35/96/section/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/pedlars-act-1871/section-17
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