To run a market stall as a trader, you need either a temporary ('casual') or permanent licence from the local council.
England and WalesIssued by your council
What this covers
Street trading and marketsRetail: manufacturing and wholesaleEvents
Why you need it
The instrument behind it is Food Act 1984. The note above explains what it does and does not create.
We have not yet extracted duties, penalties or exemptions for this Act into the graph, so there is nothing more we can add beyond the source text.
Who issues it
Your local council issues this. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.