Leeds City Council Bill 2007-08 to 2009-10

Type of Bill:
Private Bill
Parliamentary agents:
Sharpe Pritchard
Promoted by:
Leeds City Council

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

Next event

  • Report stage: House of Commons Report stage: House of Commons (no debate) | Date to be announced

All previous stages of the Bill

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.
  • There will be a further opportunity to petition against the Bill if it reaches the House of Lords.  If you need any further information please contact the House of Lords Private Bill Office.

The Bill is unopposed, no petitions were presented against the Bill in the House of Commons

Latest news on the Bill

The motion to carryover the bill to the next Session was approved in the Commons on 12 November. However, this did not give the Lords sufficient time to also consider the motion, so the bill was not carried over. The promoters are expected to seek to have the bill revived early in the new Session.

The amended bill has been repeatedly objected to on report.

The Bill was considered by the Unopposed Bill on 8 July. The Committee agreed that the bill should proceed with amendments.

 

 

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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Get involved: petitioning

If you are "specially and directly affected" by a Private Bill you may oppose the Bill or seek its amendment before a Select Committee in either or in both Houses.