Displaying a Casual Trading Licence Number
During the passage of the 1994 Casual Trading Bill through Seanad Eireann, it was agreed that a casual trader would only be required to display their licence number on their stall, rather than the whole licence as originally envisaged. It was considered to much of a security risk to ask a casual trader to display their home address on their stall, thereby informing passersby that their home may be unoccupied on market day.
All other information relating to the owner of the licence may be obtained from their licence number. However Casual Traders are still required to produce their licence to any person upon request. Failure to display a licence number or to provide a licence to any person upon request is an offence under the 95 Act. These requirements are contained in section 5(1)(a)(b)and (c) of the Casual Trading Act 1995.