The Trading Licences Regulations S.L.441.07 provides that a car boot sale for second
hand items requires a licence issued by the Trade Licensing Unit
regardless of whether it is held in a public or private place. Only non-profit
making organizations are eligible for a licence and consequently on application,
proof of non-profit making organisation status has to be provided. The
scope for such a fund-raising activity must also be specified.
If the activity is carried out in a street,
the organisers shall also seek the clearance of the Local Council and the
Police separately.
The application to hold a car boot sale (Form G) is in electronic format and one is encouraged to submit it online. The
date and venue of the activity need to be indicated in the form.
On successful application and not later than
48 hours after the car boot sale is held, the Trade Licensing Unit has to
be provided with the following information:
·
ID Card No of each seller or any other means
of identification.
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Each seller’s vehicle Registration Number.
·
A general description of the products
sold.
A Car Boot Sale licence is issued with the
following standard conditions:
·
Seller must be allocated equal sites and each
site must not be larger than the space taken by a passenger car.
· Sites can only be allocated to passenger cars
and no sale is be permitted from vans or any other commercialvehicles.
· Street and market hawkers and their
substitutes are not allowed to participate in car boot sales.
Consequently, no vehicles licensed as street or market hawkers can be
parked in the area where the car boot sale is being organised.
·
Persons who sell products from commercial
premises are not allowed to sell the same type of products in car boot
sales.
·
Sellers shall issue a receipt to buyers.
Should an application be refused and the applicant feels aggrieved by the decision of the Trade Licensing Unit or the Local Council, he may file an appeal in writing to the Licensing Appeals Board within ten (10) working days from the date of notification, in accordance with the provisions of Part VI of the
Trading Licences Regulations SL441.07 The appeal can be sent to
tradelicenceapplications@gov.mt or to Commerce Department, Trade services and Projects Directorate, Lascaris Bastions, Daħlet Ġnien is-Sultan, Valletta, VLT1933, Malta.
Any person making an appeal to the Board shall, upon filing of such appeal, pay a fee of fifty-eight euro (€58)
The licence fee is €40 per event.
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