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Bournemouth Borough Council Act 2006-07 to 2009-10

Type of Bill:
Private Bill
Parliamentary agents:
Sharpe Pritchard
Promoted by:
Bournemouth Borough Council
Petitioning period:
Lords: 23.1.07 to 6.2.07Commons: 30.11.07 to 10.12.07

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Lords

  1. House of Lords
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. 3rd reading
  2. House of Commons
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  3. Consideration of Amendments
  4. Royal Assent

Last event

Act of Parliament

House Act Date
Commons Bournemouth Borough Council Act 2010 c.ii | PDF version, 86KB 12.04.2010

Latest news on the Bill

On 7 April the Commons agreed to the Lords' consequential amendments to the Bill.

The Bill received Royal Assent on 21 January 2010 and is now an Act (i.e. it is law).  The Act is:

Bournemouth Borough Council Act 2010        Chapter ii

Petition information

There will be no further opportunities to petition against this Bill.

  • Lords petitioning period ended 6.2.07
  • Commons petitioning period ended 10.12.07

The Bill was opposed in both Houses. 12 petition was deposited against the Bill in the House of Lords and 3 petitions in the House of Commons.

To see the petitions follow the "bill documents" link on the left hand side of this page.

Summary of the Bill

The Bill makes provisions relating to street trading and consumer protection in the area, in particular by:

  • allowing the Council to regulate services offered on the street as well as the sale of goods
  • 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 or the police to seize goods and equipment when they believe a street trading offence has been committed
  • empowering courts to order the forfeiture of such articles
  • enabling council officers to serve fixed penalty notices for street trading offences.

This Bill has been carried over from the previous Session.

Further information can be found in the Explanatory Memorandum that accompanies the Bill.

Read the Explanatory Memorandum

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