Street trading licence
A licence is needed by any person who carries on street trading
whether as an employee or self-employed. Under the Children
and Young Persons (Scotland) Act, 1937, no person under 17 may
engage in street trading.
Street trading covers:
- hawking e.g. selling from door to door
- selling
- offering or exposing for sale any articles
- offering to carry out any service for money or monies worth in
any public place (whether a thoroughfare or not), to which the
public have unrestricted access. e.g. wheelie bin
cleaners
People trading in or from a vehicle, kiosk or moveable
stall need to be licensed, unless they are trading as part of
and adjacent to their retail premises.
Street trading activities involving food or goods for human
consumption and operating from a vehicle, kiosk or moveable stall
will not be granted a licence unless a Certificate of Compliance
with the Food Hygiene Regulations is held.
Street trading is considered a mobile activity and is normally
restricted by condition to a maximum of one hour on any one
location. Any person wishing to trade for longer than one hour
will need to apply separately for a variation of standard
conditions.
