Casual Trading Act, 1995

Interpretation.

1.—(1) In this Act—

“the Act of 1980” means the Casual Trading Act, 1980 ;

“authorised officer” means a person appointed under section 10 to be an authorised officer;

“casual trading area” means land standing designated by bye-laws under section 6 as an area where casual trading may be carried on;

“casual trading licence” means a licence granted under section 4 ;

“Dutch auction” means a sale of goods by auction in which the price is reduced by the auctioneer until a purchaser is found;

“local authority” means the council of a county, the corporation of a county or other borough or the council of an urban district;

“market right” means a right conferred by franchise or statute to hold a fair or market, that is to say, a concourse of buyers and sellers to dispose of commodities;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Enterprise and Employment; “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister;

“selling” includes agreeing or offering to sell, or displaying for sale, or inviting an offer to buy;

“reserved function” means—

(a) in the case of the council of a county or an elective body, a reserved function for the purposes of the County Management Acts, 1940 to 1994,

(b) in the case of the corporation of a county borough, a reserved function for the purposes of the Acts relating to the management of the county borough.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act,

(b) a reference to a section is a reference to a section of this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(c) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.