Street trading etc. outdoor trading within event zone 5 Ban on 35 (1) It is an offence to trade within an event zone at a prohibited time (“the trading offence”). (2) The trading offence does not apply to trading in a building. (3) The Scottish Ministers may by regulations (“the trading regulations”)— (a) exempt types of trading from the trading offence, 3 UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill (b) make such further provision as they consider appropriate in relation to trading within event zones. (4) The trading offence does not apply to trading by UEFA (so long as that trading is done in accordance with any conditions imposed by the trading regulations). 5 6 Trading activities, places and prohibited times (1) An activity is to be treated as trading if it is the sale or offer for sale, in an open public place, of an article or service. (2) For example, any of the following acts done in an open public place are to be treated as trading (except as exempted or permitted in the trading regulations by virtue of section 10 5(3) or 7(1))— (a) selling an article, (b) supplying a service, (c) making an appeal to members of the public to give money or other property (or both) for charitable or other purposes (whether authorised or not under any 15 enactment), (d) providing public entertainment for gain or reward. (3) The trading regulations may prescribe, or provide criteria for determining— (a) activities which are (or are not) to be treated as trading for the purpose of the trading offence, 20 (b) places or areas within an event zone where the trading offence will not apply, (c) alternative arrangements for existing street traders during the times when the trading offence applies, and (d) times which are prohibited times for the purpose of the trading offence. (4) The prohibited times may only be during the Championship period. 25 (5) In subsection (3)(c), an “existing street trader” is any person— (a) to whom Glasgow City Council has granted a street trader’s licence, or market operator’s licence, authorising the person to trade at a place in Glasgow City Council's area prior to the date...