Hawkers Act 1888
The Hawkers Act 1888 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to hawkers.
Passage
Leave to bring in the Hawkers Bill to the House of Commons was granted to William Jackson and Sir Herbert Maxwell on 31 July 1888. The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 31 July 1888, presented by the William Jackson. The bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 8 August 1888 and was committed to a committee of the whole house, which met and reported on 9 August 1888, without amendments. The bill had its third reading in the House of Commons on 9 August 1888 and passed, without amendments.The bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 9 August 1888. The bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 10 August 1888. A motion not to committed to a committee of the whole house passed and the bill had its third reading in the House of Lords on 10 August 1888 and passed, without amendments.
The bill was granted royal assent on 13 August 1888.
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 8 of the act repealed 13 enactments, listed in the schedule to the act.Legacy
The whole act was repealed for England and Wales by section 35 and 43 of, and part I of schedule 3 and part I of schedule 6 to, the Local Government Act 1966.The whole act was repealed for Scotland by section 42 and 48 of, and part I of schedule 4 and schedule 6 to, the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1966.