Reading Borough Council Act 2013
To confer powers on Reading Borough Council for the better control of street trading and touting in the borough of Reading.
The Bill (as originally introduced) 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, the police and community support officers 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
- allowing the council to regulate touting
- enabling council officers, the police and community support 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 Parliament22 stages recorded
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Petition to introduce a Private Bill presented to Parliament
27 Nov 2007
Commons
1st reading
22 Jan 2008
Commons
2nd reading
12 Jun 2008
Commons
2nd reading
03 Jun 2009
Commons
Committee stage
08 Jul 2009
Commons
Carry-over motion
12 Nov 2009
Commons
Motion to revive Bill
26 Nov 2009
Lords
Motion to revive Bill
30 Nov 2009
Commons
Bill reintroduced
03 Dec 2009
Commons
Report stage
28 Jan 2010
Commons
3rd reading
28 Jan 2010
Lords
1st reading
28 Jan 2010