Manchester City Council 2010
To confer powers on Manchester City Council for the better control of street trading in the city of Manchester.
The Bill makes provisions relating to street trading and consumer protection in the city, in particular by:
- allowing the Council to regulate services offered on the street
- altering the exemption enjoyed by holders of a pedlar’s certificate from the street trading regime in the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982
- empowering council officers or the police to seize goods and equipment when they believe a street trading offence has been committed
- empowering courts to order the forfeiture of such goods and equipment
- enabling council officers to serve fixed penalty notices for street trading offences.
Further information can be found in the Explanatory Memorandum that accompanies the Bill.
Last fetched 25 Apr 2026 · parliament.uk
Progress through Parliament20 stages recorded
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Petition to introduce a Private Bill presented to Parliament
27 Nov 2006
Lords
1st reading
22 Jan 2007
Lords
2nd reading
20 Feb 2007
Lords
Committee stage
03 Jul 2007
Lords
Carry-over motion
22 Oct 2007
Commons
Carry-over motion
24 Oct 2007
Lords
Bill reintroduced
08 Nov 2007
Lords
3rd reading
29 Nov 2007
Commons
1st reading
29 Nov 2007
Commons
2nd reading
12 Jun 2008
Commons
2nd reading
29 Oct 2008
Commons
Committee stage
30 Jun 2009