Market Regulations

1 Prohibited Goods

Market Management will not permit the sale of any illegal, dangerous, or inappropriate products. The following, non-exhaustive, list of products, or product groups, is prohibited from sale at any of Chorley's Markets or on any car boot sales that are licensed by Market Management.

• guns, Replica Guns, Ornamental Swords and Knives (Except Kitchen Knives & Cutlery)
• laser pens
• live Animals
• fireworks
• counterfeit Goods
• illegally Copied Videos, CD's, DVD's, MP3 disks & Computer Games
• drugs, Drug Related Products or Items Promoting the Taking of Drugs (inc. Legal Highs)
• inappropriate or Offensive Products as deemed by Market Management

Market Management reserves the right to amend the above list of products or product groups at any time.

2 Trading Standards

The following is a non-exhaustive list of examples of national trading standards:

(a) Food items sold on any of Chorley's Markets should be labelled accurately to incorporate one of the following: "Best Before Date". If this has expired it is not an offence to sell the product as long as the food has not deteriorated, or "Use By Date". It is an offence to sell anything with an expired use by date.

(b) Sales to Minors - The minimum age for the sale of cigarette products, lighter fluids, refills containing butane and all knives including those for household use is 18 years. The relevant notices MUST be displayed.

(c) Price Marking of Goods for Retail Sale - Where goods are offered for retail sale, the selling price and, where appropriate, the unit price (e.g. 65p per 100 grams) must be given to consumers in writing. When selling to the general public, all pricing information must be clearly legible, unambiguous, easily identifiable and inclusive of VAT and any additional taxes. Pricing information must be available, i.e. clearly visible, to consumers without them having to ask for assistance in order to see it.

More advice for both traders and consumers on trading standards can be found on the Lancashire County Council website. 

View Sale of Goods Act 1979 on the GOV.UK website