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Display of casual trading licences.
Acquisition and extinguishment of market rights.
Powers of local authorities in relation to market rights owned by them.
Prohibition of false information and alteration of licences.
Powers of authorised officers and Garda Síochána.
Further powers of Garda Síochána.
Disposal of goods seized by Garda Síochána.
Amendment of Occasional Trading Act, 1979.
(b) in the case of the corporation of a county borough, a reserved function for the purposes of the Acts relating to the management of the county borough.
(c) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.
2.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), “casual trading” means selling goods at a place (including a public road) to which the public have access as of right or at any other place that is a casual trading area.
(ii) that no remuneration, emolument, gain or profit will accrue to the seller or his servants or agents therefrom.
(3) The Minister may, by regulations, amend (whether by the addition, deletion or alteration of classes) the classes of selling specified in subsection (2) and that subsection shall have effect in accordance with any such regulations.
(4) A local authority may, as respects its functional area, by bye-laws under section 6 add to the classes of selling specified in subsection (2) and that subsection shall, in relation to that functional area, be construed and have effect in accordance with any such bye-laws for the time being in force.
3.—(1) A person shall not engage in casual trading unless he is, or is the servant or agent acting as such of, a person who holds a casual trading licence that is for the time being in force and the casual trading is in accordance with the licence.
(2) (a) Where there is a casual trading area in the functional area of a local authority, a person shall not engage in casual trading in that functional area other than in that casual trading area unless he is the holder of a casual trading licence granted under section 4 (1) (a) (iii) for the time being in force and the casual trading is in accordance with the licence.
(b) The restriction effected by paragraph (a) shall not, during the currency of a casual trading licence granted to a person in respect of the functional area of a local authority and in force immediately before the designation of a casual trading area (being the first such area so designated by that authority under this Act) in the functional area of that authority, have effect in relation to the person.
(3) A person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence.
(4) In a prosecution for an offence under subsection (1), it shall be presumed until the contrary is shown that, at the time of the casual trading to which the offence relates, the defendant, or, if he was at that time acting as a servant or agent of another person in relation to such trading, that that other person was not the holder of a casual trading licence for the time being in force.
(c) the defendant or, if he was at that time acting as a servant or agent of another person in relation to such trading, that that other person was not the holder of a casual trading licence granted under section 4 (1) (a) (iii) for the time being in force.
(iii) at an event or events specified in the licence to which the public are admitted, whether subject to or free of charge, or at or in the immediate vicinity of the place where and on the day on which the event takes place.
(b) A local authority may grant more than one casual trading licence to a person in respect of casual trading in different casual trading areas or at different specified places in a casual trading area.
(2) An application for a casual trading licence shall be made to the local authority concerned not less than 30 days before the first day on which it is intended to engage in the casual trading to which the application relates and shall be in such form as may be prescribed or in a form to the like effect.
(3) (a) A casual trading licence may contain such conditions (if any) as the local authority concerned determines and specifies in the licence.
(b) A person who holds a casual trading licence shall comply with the conditions of the licence.
(c) A person who contravenes paragraph (b) shall be guilty of an offence.
(4) A local authority may revoke a casual trading licence if it is satisfied that a condition of the licence is being or has been contravened or if the person to whom it was granted is convicted of an offence in relation to the importation, possession or sale of goods committed while he was the holder of a casual trading licence or an offence under section 3.
(c) a trading place for the purpose of casual trading is not available.
(6) A local authority may refuse to grant a casual trading licence to a person who has been convicted of an offence in relation to the importation, possession or sale of goods committed while he was the holder of a casual trading licence or an offence under this Act (other than an offence under section 5 ) during the period of 3 years before the date of application for the licence.
(7) A local authority shall not grant a casual trading licence to a person who was convicted of two or more offences (each offence being either an offence in relation to the importation, possession or sale of goods committed while the person was the holder of a casual trading licence or an offence under this Act (other than an offence under section 5 )) if two, at least, of the convictions occurred less than 3 years before the first day on which the person proposes to engage in casual trading to which the application for the licence relates.
(8) A casual trading licence, if not previously revoked, shall continue in force for such period not exceeding 12 months as may be specified in the licence and shall then expire.
(9) A person who applies to a local authority for a casual trading licence shall furnish to the local authority the information requested in the form prescribed together with such further information as the local authority may request for the purposes of the exercise of its powers and functions under this section and, if the person fails to comply with this subsection, the local authority may refuse to grant the person the licence.
(10) This section is without prejudice to the provisions of statutes or instruments made under statute or of any other laws governing the sale of goods by a person while the person is the holder of a casual trading licence.
(11) Upon the grant of a casual trading licence, or as soon as may be thereafter, the local authority concerned shall notify the Minister for Social Welfare in writing of the name and address of the person to whom the licence was granted and the conditions (if any) contained in the licence including the duration thereof.
(b) if so requested, produce the licence on demand to any person at the place.
(2) A person who contravenes this section shall be guilty of an offence.
6.—(1) A local authority shall, as soon as may be after the commencement of this Act, make bye-laws in relation to the control, regulation, supervision and administration of casual trading in its functional area.
(f) the enforcement of the bye-laws.
(3) When deciding whether to designate any land as a casual trading area or to revoke a designation made in bye-laws under this section, a local authority shall have regard to the proper planning and development of its functional area (including the preservation and improvement of the amenities thereof), the development plan for its functional area and any special amenity order (within the meaning in each case of the Local Government (Planning and Development) Acts, 1963 to 1993) relating to its functional area, the traffic likely to be generated by the casual trading in the casual trading area and to all other matters that it considers relevant to its decision.
(4) When making bye-laws under subsection (2) (d), a local authority may have regard to the facilities and services provided by it to persons engaged in casual trading.
(5) Bye-laws under this section may contain such incidental, subsidiary and ancillary provisions as a local authority considers necessary or expedient for the purposes of the bye-laws.
(ii) stating that the local authority will consider any submissions in relation to the proposed bye-laws which are submitted to the authority in writing by any person within 2 weeks after the end of the period referred to in subparagraph (i) of this paragraph.
(7) A person may, within 2 weeks after the end of the period for inspection of the proposed bye-laws, make submissions in writing to the local authority in relation to proposed bye-laws and the local authority shall, before deciding whether to make the bye-laws, take into consideration any submissions duly made to it and not withdrawn.
(8) (a) A person who is aggrieved by any proposed bye-laws (other than bye-laws under subsection (2) (d)) may, within a period of 21 days beginning on the date of compliance by the local authority concerned with subsection (6), appeal to the District Court against the proposed bye-laws and that Court may, on the hearing of the appeal, prohibit the proposed bye-laws or authorise them subject to such conditions (if any) as it may deem appropriate and specify.
(b) Notice of an appeal under this subsection shall be given to the local authority concerned and an officer of the local authority shall be entitled to appear and be heard on the hearing of the appeal.
(c) A party concerned may appeal to the Circuit Court from a decision of the District Court.
(9) The making of bye-laws under this section shall be a reserved function.
(10) As soon as may be after the making of bye-laws under this section, notice of their making and of the place where copies thereof may be purchased or inspected shall be published in Iris Oifigiúil and in at least two of the newspapers circulating in the area to which the bye-laws relate.
(11) A local authority shall not proceed to make bye-laws relating to casual trading (other than bye-laws under subsection (2) (d)) before the expiry of 30 days from the date of compliance by the local authority concerned with subsection (6) in relation to the bye-laws and, if an appeal is brought against the proposed bye-laws, before the final determination of the appeal.
(12) A person who contravenes a bye-law under this section shall be guilty of an offence.
7.—(1) A local authority may acquire any market right in respect of a market or fair in its functional area by agreement or compulsorily.
(c) with any other necessary modifications.
(3) References in the said Local Government (No. 2) Act, 1960 (other than section 2), to the appropriate Minister shall, in relation to acquisition under this section or borrowing for the purposes of such acquisition, be construed as references to the Minister for the Environment.
(4) Where, after the commencement of this section, a market right in respect of a market or fair in the functional area of a local authority remains unexercised for a period of not less than 10 years, then, the market right concerned shall stand extinguished.
8.—(1) A local authority may carry on, manage and regulate a market or fair to which a market right owned by it relates as if it were a market established by it under the Public Health (Ireland) Act, 1878 , and shall have all such powers as may be necessary for those purposes.
(2) A local authority may by order extinguish a market right owned by it.
(3) (a) A local authority shall not extinguish a market right under this section unless it provides, or has already provided, alternative facilities in the same vicinity as the market or fair to which the right relates and comprising or including facilities reasonably corresponding in all respects, having regard to all the circumstances, to the market or fair.
(b) Where a local authority acquires a market right compulsorily under this Act, it shall not discontinue the holding of the market or fair to which it relates unless it provides, or has already provided, alternative facilities in the same vicinity as the market or fair to which the right relates and comprising or including facilities reasonably corresponding in all respects, having regard to all the circumstances, to the market or fair.
(ii) publish notice of the proposal in at least two newspapers circulating in the area in which the market or fair to which the right relates is held.
(b) Notices under this subsection shall include particulars of the facilities proposed to be provided or already provided by the local authority in the place of the market or fair to which the right proposed to be extinguished relates.
(c) A notice under this subsection may be served on any person by sending it by registered post in an envelope addressed to him at his usual or last known address.
(5) (a) A person who is aggrieved by a proposal of a local authority to extinguish a market right may, within a period of 21 days beginning on the date of compliance by the local authority concerned with subsection (4) (a) (ii) in relation to the right, appeal to the District Court against the extinguishment and that Court may, on the hearing of the appeal, if it is of opinion that the extinguishment would, notwithstanding the alternative facilities to be provided or already provided by the local authority and having regard to all the circumstances, constitute an undue interference with the facilities enjoyed by the public in relation to the market right, prohibit the proposed extinguishment or authorise the extinguishment subject to such conditions (if any) as it may deem appropriate and specify.
(6) A local authority shall not proceed with a proposal to extinguish a market right under this section before the expiry of 30 days from the date of compliance by the local authority concerned with subsection (4) (a) (ii) in relation to the right or, if an appeal is brought against the proposal, before the final determination of the appeal.
(7) The extinguishment of a market right under this section shall be a reserved function.
(8) A local authority may do any act or thing which may be necessary or incidental to the doing of anything which the local authority is authorised by the other provisions of this section and of sections 6 and 7 to do.
9.—(1) A person shall not give false information to a local authority in relation to an application for the grant of a casual trading licence.
(2) A person shall not with intent to deceive either alter or use a casual trading licence.
(3) A person shall not forge a document purporting to be a casual trading licence.
(4) A person who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) shall be guilty of an offence.
(5) It shall be a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section in relation to the giving of false information to a local authority to show that he did not know and could not, with the exercise of reasonable care, have known that the information was false.
10.—(1) A local authority may appoint officers of the local authority or other persons to be authorised officers for the purpose of this Act, and an authorised officer appointed under this subsection may exercise the powers conferred by this section on authorised officers only in the functional area of the authority by which he was appointed or in the functional area of another local authority with whom an agreement exists for the exercise or performance by officers of the first-mentioned authority in the functional area of that other authority of the powers and functions of an authorised officer.
(v) require any person whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be engaging in casual trading in contravention of this Act to produce to him any documents, books or records relating to such trading in his power, possession or control and give to him such information as he may request in relation to entries in those documents, books or records and examine, copy or take extracts from any such document, book or record.
(b) An authorised officer who proposes to perform a power or function conferred on him by paragraph (a) (i) may request a member of the Garda Síochána to accompany him if he has reasonable cause to apprehend any obstruction in the execution of his duty.
(3) A person shall not obstruct or interfere with, or give false information to, an authorised officer or a member of the Garda Síochána in the performance of his functions under this Act.
(4) (a) A person shall not fail, refuse or neglect to comply with a requirement of an authorised officer or a member of the Garda Síochána under this section.
(b) A person shall be deemed not to have failed or refused to comply with a requirement of an authorised officer or a member of the Garda Síochána under this section to produce a casual trading licence if he gives to the officer or member his name and address and, if he is the servant or agent of another person, the name and address of that other person.
(5) If a person fails, refuses or neglects to comply with a requirement of a member of the Garda Síochána under this section, the person may be arrested and any goods which he is selling or has in his possession for sale at the place where the member believed him to be engaging in casual trading and the receptacle, vehicle or stand on or in which the goods are and all utensils, boxes and other articles (including money) thereon and any draught animal attached thereto may be seized, detained and removed by the said or any other member of the Garda Síochána without a warrant.
(6) A person who contravenes subsection (3) or (4) (a) shall be guilty of an offence.
11.—(1) A member of the Garda Síochána may, without warrant, arrest a person whom he has reasonable cause to believe to be contravening a provision of this Act at any place and may seize and remove any goods which he is selling or has in his possession for sale at the place.
(2) If a member of the Garda Síochána has reasonable cause to believe that a person is engaging in casual trading in contravention of this Act at any place he may require the person to remove himself and his goods from that place and, if the requisition is not complied with, may without warrant arrest the person and seize and remove any goods which he has in his possession at the place for the purposes of casual trading.
(3) References in this section to goods include references to the receptacle, vehicle (including a vehicle used for towing) or stand in or on which the goods are exposed or carried and all utensils, boxes and other articles (including money) which are on or in such receptacle, vehicle or stand for the purposes of the trading and any draught animal attached thereto or left at the place where the receptacle, vehicle or stand is for the purpose of moving it.
12.—(1) Whenever any goods are seized and removed under this Act by a member of the Garda Síochána, a Superintendent may in the case of perishable goods not less than 12 hours and in the case of any other goods not less than 3 days after the seizure cause the goods to be sold and shall out of the proceeds of such sale defray all expenses incurred in the seizure, removal, storage and sale of the goods and shall pay the surplus of such proceeds to the person who at the time of the seizure was the owner of the goods.
(2) Whenever any such goods as aforesaid include any article intended for human food or drink and such article is at any time before the sale thereof under this section unfit in the opinion of the Superintendent for human consumption, the Superintendent may cause such article to be destroyed.
(3) If, before any such goods as aforesaid are sold under this section, any person satisfies the Superintendent that he is the owner of such goods and pays to the Superintendent all expenses incurred in the seizure, removal, storage and any intended or attempted sale of the goods, the Superintendent shall hand over such goods to such person.
(4) (a) In this section “a Superintendent” means a Superintendent of the Garda Síochána.
(b) References in this section to goods include references to every receptacle, vehicle, stand, utensil, article, and animal seized and removed under this Act with the goods.
13.—(1) A local authority shall establish and maintain a register (which shall be known as the Register of Casual Trading Licences and referred to subsequently in this section as “the register”) for the functional area of the authority of the casual trading licences granted by it under this Act containing such particulars (including particulars in relation to the revocation of such licences) as the Minister considers appropriate and specifies to the authority.
(2) A local authority may amend an entry in or delete an entry from the register.
(3) The register may be established and maintained in a form that is not legible if it is capable of being converted into a legible form.
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 together with, in the case of a continuing offence, a fine not exceeding £500 for each day or part of a day on which the offence is continued after the first such day or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both the fine or fines and the imprisonment.
(2) A person guilty of an offence under this Act (other than section 3) shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £1,000.
(3) A summary offence under this Act may be prosecuted by the local authority in whose functional area the offence is alleged to have been committed or by another local authority with whom an agreement exists for the exercise by the latter authority of the powers and functions under this section of the former authority.
(4) Where an offence under this Act is committed by a body corporate and the offence is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to have been attributable to any neglect on the part of, any person who, being a director, manager or secretary of such body, or a person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, that person as well as the body corporate, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished as if he were guilty of the first-mentioned offence.
15.—Every regulation made under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the regulation is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the regulation is laid before it, the regulation shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.
(ii) in subsection (4), by the substitution of “£1,000” for “£500”.
(2) Regulations under subsection (3) of section 2 of the Occasional Trading Act, 1979 , in force immediately before the commencement of this section, shall continue in force after such commencement as if made under the said subsection (3), as inserted by this section, and may be amended or revoked accordingly.
(b) section 6 of the Dublin Corporation (Markets & c.) Act, 1901.
(2) Subsection (1) (a) shall not, during the currency of a casual trading licence or a casual trading permit in force immediately before the commencement of this section, apply in relation to the licence or permit or the holder thereof and the carrying on of casual trading in accordance with the licence or permit shall be deemed not to be in contravention of this Act, and the Act of 1980 shall, notwithstanding subsection (1) (a), continue to apply during such currency in relation to the licence or permit and in relation to the holder thereof.
(3) Subsection (1) (a) shall not affect the amendments effected by section 7 (3) or section 17 of the Act of 1980.
18.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Casual Trading Act, 1995.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as, by order or orders made by the Minister, may be fixed therefor either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions and for the repeal of different provisions of the enactment specified in section 17 (1) (a).

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