COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF ENVIRONMENT, PUBLIC REALM AND CLIMATE CHANGE SPC

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

HEADED ITEM NO.

HEADED ITEM: B. Shannon

6.  Casual Trading Bye Laws Initiate Review

REPLY:

It is proposed to initiate a review of the South Dublin County Council Casual Trading Byelaws 2016 made under the Casual Trading Act, 1995 (the Act)

Section 6(1) of the Act provides a statutory requirement for each local authority to make byelaws in relation to the control, regulation, supervision, and administration of casual trading in its functional area. The procedure for making Casual Trading Byelaws is prescribed in Section 6 of the Act and includes a public consultation process.

The European Union (Casual Trading Act,1995) Regulations 2018 came into operation on 1st January 2019. The regulations provide for amendments to the Act in the following areas which will be considered as part of the proposed review:

• Selection procedures used by local authorities in issuing licences
• The issue of charges and fees
• The duration of casual trading licences

Section 6(9) of the Act provides that the making of Casual Trading Byelaws is a reserved function of the Council.