Online Applications
& Payments

Paper & Online Applications

Casual trading licence applications should be made available to the public in paper and electronic form. Paper applications forms should be available at local authority buildings and be available to download from a local authority’s website. Local authorities are also required by the Services Directive to provide an online application form, including an online payment facility.

EU Services Directive Guide for Local Authorities

(Guideline 2)

All procedures and formalities relating to the application for casual trading licences must be capable of being accessed electronically. This includes the payment of the fee (Art. 8). Therefore local authorities who do not accept payment of fees or the processing of applications for licences electronically will have to be prepared for traders who insist on exercising their rights under this provision.

EU Services Directive 2006/123/EC

Procedures by Electronic Means

[Art. 8 (1)]

Member States shall ensure that all procedures and formalities relating to access to a service activity and to the exercise thereof may be easily completed, at a distance and by electronic means, through the relevant point of single contact and with the relevant competent authorities.

European Union (Provision of Services) Regulations 2010

Completion of certain procedures by electronic means

Article 32.(1)

Every competent authority shall ensure that—

(a) all procedures and formalities relating to access to a service activity which it supervises or regulates, and relating to the ability to perform the activity, can be easily completed through the authority at a distance by electronic means.