# Street Trading Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, Section 27: Transitional provisions and saving


(1) Any existing licence in force immediately before the day appointed for the coming into operation of this Act—
(a) shall on and after that day be deemed to be a street trading licence granted by the council for the district in which the holder of the existing licence is authorised to trade, and
(b) shall remain in force, unless revoked, until 31st December next following that day.
(2) In subsection (1) “existing licence” means a licence under the Street Trading (Regulation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1929 (c. 9).
(3) Nothing in this Act shall affect section 13 of the Markets and Fairs Clauses Act 1847 (c. 14) (sales elsewhere than in markets or in shops, &c., prohibited) as applied by any other statutory provision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2001/8/section/27 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/street-trading-act-northern-ireland-2001/section-27
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