Market Operators Licence
A Market Operator's Licence is required for carrying on a private market including car boot sales by any person other than a local or public authority at which goods are offered by more than one seller for sale to the public. You may not need a licence if the proceeds are used for charitable purposes and not for private gain, or the market is only for the sale of livestock, fodder or grain.
Conditions may be attached to the licence as to the opening hours, provision of toilets, layout of market and public safety. You must comply with the Conditions.
You must not be disqualified from holding a licence, and you must be fit and proper to be the holder of the licence. You must not have applied for the same licence within the last year, unless there has been a material change in your circumstances since your last application.
You can download a Market Operator's Application Pack (Word 92kb)
Alternatively, an application pack can be obtained using the contact details on the right of this page.
Completed application forms should also be sent to the contact details at the right of this page. The application form should be accompanied by the non refundable fee.
On receipt of the completed documents, the application will be circulated to all consultees listed on the front of the form and some of the consultees will carry out an inspection of the premises (if applicable). It will also be advertised on the Council's website to allow for members of the public to lodge any objections or representations to the issue of the licence.
If there are no objections, the licence will be issued for a period of 3 years from the date of issue.
It is in the public interest that North Ayrshire Council must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the Licensing Office within a reasonable period, please contact us. You can do this using the contact details to the right of this page.
Please note that the application process may take up to 8 weeks.
For 2010/2011 the fee for Market Operator's Licence is £340. The fee is subject to annual review.
The fee is not returnable if you decide to withdraw the application or if the licence is refused.