To confer powers on Manchester City Council for the better control of street trading in the city of Manchester.
<p>The Bill 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’s certificate from the street trading regime in the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982</li><li>empowering council officers or the police 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>enabling council 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>