2. What is Street Trading?
Within this document the following definitions apply:
Street Trading:
Means the selling or exposing or offering for sale of any article (including a living thing) in any street. From this definition, any person offering purely a service e.g. a shoeshine (where there are no tangible goods such as a picture or sketch) will not be subject to the street trading legislation.
Street Includes:
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Any road, footway, beach or other area to which the public have access without payment.
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A service area as defined in section 329 of the Highways Act 1980,
and also includes any part of a street.
Consent Street:
Means a street in which street trading is prohibited without the consent of East Devon District Council.
Consent:
Means a consent to trade on a street by East Devon District Council.
Consent Holder:
Means the person or company to whom the consent to trade on a street has been granted by East Devon District Council.
Authorised Officer:
Means an officer employed by East Devon District Council and authorised by the Council to act in accordance with the provisions of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982