Exempt shops
Exempt shops are described by the Trading (Allowable Hours) Act 1990 (PDF, 450kB) as shops that predominantly sell goods by retail, or for supplying services, that a reasonable person would expect to be sold or supplied in such shops.
The trading hours of exempt shops are totally unrestricted. The occupiers of these shops may trade whenever they wish, however, hours of trade may be restricted by virtue of some other Act or contract. For example, licensed premises, tenancy contracts, etc. The following shops are listed in the Act as exempt:
- antique shop
- aquarium and aquarium accessories shop
- art gallery
- arts and crafts shop
- bait and tackle shop
- book shop, newsagency
- bread shop, cake shop, pastry shop
- camping equipment shop
- chemist
- confectionery shop
- cooked provisions shop (where the provisions are cooked or heated on the premises immediately before sale)
- delicatessen
- fish shop
- flower shop
- fruit, vegetable or fruit and vegetable shop
- funeral director's premises
- hair salon, beauty salon or barber shop
- ice-cream parlour
- licensed premises within the meaning of the Liquor Act or Wine Industry Act
- marine shop
- milk bar
- plant nursery, shop for selling garden plants and shrubs, seeds, garden and landscaping supplies or equipment and associated products
- pet shop
- photographic shop
- premises which are licensed under the Pawnbrokers Act
- restaurant, café, refreshment shop
- service station
- shop for selling motor vehicle spare parts and/or motor cycle parts
- soap shop
- souvenir shop
- sporting goods shop
- temperance beverages shop
- tobacconists
- toy shop
- veterinary supplies shop
- video cassette shop (blank or pre-recorded)
Last updated: 06 December 2006