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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 31 May 1939

Vol. 76 No. 3

Ceisteanna-Questions. Oral Answers. - Travelling Shops and Hawkers.

asked the Minister for Finance if he will state (1) what regulations at present govern the operations of travelling shops or hawkers subject to licence; (2) what is the present rate of this licence, and how long has it been in operation; (3) how many licences have been issued in the present year, and (4) by what means is the payment of the licence enforced.

(1) The business of hawking is subject to the provisions of the Hawkers Act, 1888, as amended by Section 12 of the Finance Act, 1930; Section 24 of the Finance Act, 1931, and Section 21 of the Finance Act, 1938.

(2) The rate of licence duty for a person who travels with a horse or other beast bearing or drawing burden is £4 a year. The rate of licence duty payable by all other hawkers is £20 a year. These rates have been in force since the 1st April, 1939.

(3) Particulars of the numbers of hawkers' licences issued in the current financial year are not at present available.

(4) The payment of hawkers' licence duty is enforced by the institution of legal proceedings for the recovery of penalties where evidence of unlicensed trading has been obtained.

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