Reading Borough Council Act 2013

<p>The Bill (as originally introduced) makes provisions relating to street trading and consumer protection in the city, in particular by:</p><ul><li>allowing the Council to regulate services offered on the street </li><li>altering the exemption enjoyed by holders of a pedlar&rsquo;s certificate from the street trading regime in the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982</li><li>empowering council officers, the police and community support officers to seize goods and equipment when they believe a street trading offence has been committed</li><li>empowering courts to order the forfeiture of such goods and equipment</li><li>allowing the council to regulate touting</li><li>enabling council officers, the police and community support officers to serve fixed penalty notices for street trading offences.</li></ul><p>Further information can be found in the Explanatory Memorandum that accompanies the Bill.</p><p><a>Read the Explanatory Memorandum</a></p>