City of Westminster Bill [HL]

The Bill (as originally introduced) would revise the street trading provisions in the City of Westminster Act 1999 in particular by: <br><ul><li>extending the definition of street trading to include sale of motor vehicles over the internet if the vehicle is kept on the street</li></ul><ul><li>giving powers to the council to designate areas where news vendors’ exemption does not apply</li></ul><ul><li>allowing the council to designate and alter licensable areas, and have more control over what is traded in them</li></ul><ul><li>giving further controls to the council for dealing with itinerant ice cream vendors</li></ul><ul><li>establishing new powers and procedures for the council to suspend vendors’ licences on the grounds of dangerous, abusive or violent behaviour.</li></ul>