{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pedlars-act-1871/section-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pedlars-act-1871/section-3.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/Vict/34-35/96",
  "legislation_title": "Pedlars Act 1871",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pedlars-act-1871",
  "path": "section/3",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Interpretation of certain terms in this Act. “Pedlar”.",
  "text": "In this Act, if not inconsistent with the context, the following terms have the meanings hereinafter respectively assigned to them; that is to say,—\nThe term “pedlar” means any hawker, pedlar, petty chapman, tinker, caster of metals, ... or other person who, without any horse or other beast bearing or drawing burden, travels and trades on foot and goes from town to town or to other men’s houses, carrying to sell or exposing for sale any goods, wares, or merchandise, or procuring orders for goods, wares, or merchandise immediately to be delivered...;\n. . .\n. . .",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 3 omitted (28.12.2009) by virtue of The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2999), regs. 1(2), 45(1)(a) (with regs. 2, 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 3 omitted (28.12.2009) by virtue of The Provision of Services Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/2999), regs. 1(2), 45(1)(b) (with regs. 2, 5)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Definitions repealed by Statute Law Revision (No. 2) Act 1893 (c. 54), Police Act 1964 (c. 48), Sch. 10 Pt. I and Police (Scotland) Act 1967 (c. 77), Sch. 5 Pts. I, II"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Definiton in s. 3 repealed (5.11.1993) by 1993 c. 50, s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. I Group 1."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/34-35/96/section/3",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T12:52:57.713798+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}