GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS:
The City Council currently operates Retail Markets in the Market Place, Leicester City Centre and at Beaumont Leys Shopping Centre, Beaumont Leys, Leicester. Any Market which is operated, other than by the City Council, within a radius of 6 and 2/3 miles of any Retail Market operated by the City Council, shall be deemed a Rival Market.

A market shall be deemed a Rival Market, irrespective of the type of goods or general nature of the market. The legal definition of a market, being a 'concourse of buyers and sellers', shall apply in determining whether an event constitutes as a Rival Market or not. In this respect, such events such as Car Boot Sales, Antique Fairs, etc., shall be deemed Rival Markets. Furthermore there should be 5 or more sellers present in order for the event to be deemed a Market. There is no minimum number of buyers.

 

The City Council have approved a policy, outlining conditions under which licences will be issued to Operators, allowing Rival Markets to be held. Any such person who wishes to operate a Rival Market, may only do so, if such a market has been licenced by the City Council. A licence will normally be issued, provided the application complies with the following conditions:-

 

 

For further information and application forms please call the Markets Office. Telephone 0116 223 2372 or 0116 223 2373 

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