Reading Borough Council Act 2013

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.

Read the Explanatory Memorandum

If you are "specially and directly affected" by this bill you may oppose the bill or seek its amendment before a Select Committee in either or both Houses. If you present a "petition" against the bill at the appropriate times you may be able to have your views on the bill heard by the Committee (in whichever House you petition).There are specific times when petitions can be presented.

· The petitioning period in the House of Commons ended on 30 January 2008.

· The petitioning period in the House of Lords ended on 8 February 2010.There will be no further opportunity to petition against the Bill in Parliament.

No petitions were deposited against the Bill in the House of Commons, 1 petition was deposited in the House of Lords. Petitions can be accessed from the "Bill documents" link on the left hand side of this webpage.