As
provided in the Trade Licences Regulations S.L. 441.07 a Street or Market Hawker may appoint another
person as a substitute by applying with the Trade Licensing Unit, within
the Commerce Department, so that the substitute conducts the activity which
the Street or Market Hawker cannot carry out himself.
The substitute may act in the absence of the
Licensee for a period of not more than one (1) month in the aggregate
within the licence period of one (1) year provided that he or she has been
given a Licence by the Trade Licensing Unit to act as a substitute Street
Hawker or a substitute Market Hawker.
However, an appointed substitute may further apply
with the Trade Licensing Unit to carry out the licensed activity:
·
for
any period of time during which the licensee is ill,
·
for
any period of time during which the licensee is taking care of ailing
parents, partner or children,
·
for
any period of time during which the licensee is taking care of a
parent, spouse, son or daughter who are registered as a disabled
person with the National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPD),
·
where
the licensee is pregnant, during the time of the pregnancy,
· where
the licensee gives birth or adopts a child, for a period of up to two (2)
years from the date of birth or from the date of adoption respectively,
· where
the licensee is fostering a child, for a period of one (1) year from the
date the fostering takes place or until the fostering ceases, whichever is
the earlier.
The
application for a Substitute Hawker The application is in electronic format and one is encouraged
to submit it online. It requests information about the hawking activity,
the persons involved, that is, the licensed street hawker and the
prospective substitute, the motor vehicle used in conducting the activity
and the location of the garage where it is held, as well as the premises
where the goods are stored. Moreover it must be supported with the
following documentation:
1. passport size photo of the principal licence
holder;
2. passport size photo of the substitute hawker;
3. a medical certificate in the case of illness,
pregnancy or where the licensee is taking care of ailing parents, spouse or
children;
4. a birth certificate where the licensee has
given birth to a child and proof that the licensee has adopted a child in
case of adoption;
5. proof that the parent, partner, son or
daughter, as the case may be, are registered as a disabled person with the
National Commission for Persons with Disability (NCPD) in the case where
the licensee is taking care of a disabled parent, spouse, son or daughter;
6. in the case of fostering, documentary evidence
that the licensee is fostering a child, after having been certified able to
act as foster father or mother by the Adoption and Fostering Panel of the
Department for Family Welfare; and
7. where the commercial activity involves the
selling of food, an approval by the Environmental Health authorities that
the premises indicated as a store may be used for the storing of items
(provided that where the premises of the licensee is to be used as a store
and such premises has already been certified by Environmental Health
authorities, the application may instead be accompanied by a declaration
indicating such use and certification and signed by both the licensee and
the substitute). The Environmental
Health Directorate can be contacted on 21337333
or by email mhi@gov.mt
A licensee
may employ a person or persons to assist him in his work provided that such
licensee or substitute is present where the commercial activity is taking
place.
The
licence does not carry any fees.
Enquiries can be directed to tradelicenceapplications@gov.mt or by telephone
on 25690100.
Date of
last update – 11.06.2021