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Leeds City Council Bill 2007-08 to 2010-12

Type of Bill:
Private Bill
Parliamentary agents:
Sharpe Pritchard
Promoted by:
Leeds City Council
Petitioning period:
Lords: 29.1.10 to 8.2.10Commons: 23.1.08 to 30.1.08

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Commons

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

Last event

  • Committee stage: House of Lords Committee stage: House of Lords | 24.11.2011

Next event

  • 3rd reading: House of Lords 3rd reading: House of Lords | Date to be announced

Latest Bill

House Bill Date
Lords Bill as amended in Committee | PDF version 12.04.2012

Latest news on the Bill

Both Houses must consent in order for this Bill to continue its progress in Session 2012-13.  This process was begun towards the end of Session 2010-12 but ran out of time.  It will still be possible for the two House to consent to the "revival" of the Bill in the new session and the Bill would then be permitted to progress.

In the early weeks of the new session both Houses will be asked to agree to the "revival" of the Bill but no dates have yet been set for this. 

If the Bill is revived the next stage will be a debate at Third Reading in the Chamber, for which no date has yet been set.

Petition information

If you are "specially and directly affected" by this bill you may oppose the bill or seek its amendment before a Select Committee in either or both Houses.  If you present a "petition" against the bill at the appropriate times you may be able to have your views on the bill heard by the Committee (in whichever House you petition).There are specific times when petitions can be presented.

  • The petitioning period in the House of Commons ended on 30 January 2008.

  • The petitioning period in the House of Lords ended on 8 February 2010.

There will be no further opportunity to petition against the Bill in Parliament.

No petitions were deposited against the Bill in the House of Commons, 1 petition was deposited in the House of Lords. Petitions can be accessed from the "Bill documents" link on the left hand side of this webpage.

Summary of the Bill

The Bill makes provisions relating to street trading and consumer protection in the city, 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.

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