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Reading Borough Council Act 2013

To confer powers on Reading Borough Council for the better control of street trading and touting in the borough of Reading.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Reading Borough Council Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 27 November 2007. It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Reading Borough 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 </li><li>altering the exemption enjoyed by holders of a pedlar&rsquo;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 goods and equipment</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><p>Further information can be found in the Explanatory Memorandum that accompanies the Bill.</p><p><a>Read the Explanatory Memorandum</a></p>

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. 2nd reading Commons 3 Jun 2009
  5. Committee stage Commons 8 Jul 2009
  6. Carry-over motion Commons 12 Nov 2009
  7. Motion to revive Bill Commons 26 Nov 2009
  8. Motion to revive Bill Lords 30 Nov 2009
  9. Bill reintroduced Commons 3 Dec 2009
  10. Report stage Commons 28 Jan 2010
  11. 3rd reading Commons 28 Jan 2010
  12. 1st reading Lords 28 Jan 2010
  13. Motion to revive Bill Lords 10 Jun 2010
  14. Motion to revive Bill Commons 17 Jun 2010
  15. Bill reintroduced Commons 28 Jun 2010
  16. Bill reintroduced Lords 28 Jun 2010
  17. 2nd reading Lords 19 Oct 2010
  18. Instruction to Committee on the Bill Lords 19 Oct 2010
  19. Committee stage Lords 2 Nov to 24 Nov 2011
  20. 3rd reading Lords 3 Dec 2012
  21. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 31 Jan to 6 Feb 2013
  22. Royal Assent Unassigned 28 Feb 2013

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 4 Feb 2014.