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Bill · started in the Commons

Canterbury City Council Act 2013

To confer powers on Canterbury City Council for the better control of street trading and touting in the city of Canterbury.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Canterbury City Council Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 27 November 2007. It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Canterbury City Council Act 2013, receiving Royal Assent on 28 February 2013.

What the bill does

<p>The Bill (as originally introduced) 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 as well as the sale of goods </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, the police and community support officers 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 articles</li><li>allowing the council to regulate touting</li><li>enabling council officers, the police and community support officers to serve fixed penalty notices for street trading offences.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

  1. Petition to introduce a Private Bill presented to Parliament Unassigned 27 Nov 2007
  2. 1st reading Commons 22 Jan 2008
  3. 2nd reading Commons 12 Jun to 29 Oct 2008
  4. Committee stage Commons 8 Jul 2009
  5. Carry-over motion Commons 22 Oct 2009
  6. Motion to revive Bill Commons 3 Dec 2009
  7. Motion to revive Bill Lords 8 Dec 2009
  8. Bill reintroduced Commons 10 Dec 2009
  9. 3rd reading Commons 14 Jan 2010
  10. 1st reading Lords 15 Jan 2010
  11. Motion to revive Bill Lords 10 Jun 2010
  12. Motion to revive Bill Commons 5 Jul 2010
  13. Bill reintroduced Commons 13 Jul 2010
  14. Bill reintroduced Lords 13 Jul 2010
  15. 2nd reading Lords 19 Oct 2010
  16. Instruction to Committee on the Bill Lords 19 Oct 2010
  17. Committee stage Lords 2 Nov to 24 Nov 2011
  18. 3rd reading Lords 3 Dec 2012
  19. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 31 Jan to 6 Feb 2013
  20. Royal Assent Unassigned 28 Feb 2013

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 9 Apr 2021.