Substitute of Street Hawker/Market Hawker
Details of License Holder
Address for correspondence purposes
Details of Proposed Substitute Hawker
Address for correspondence purposes
Residence Permit Doc. No.
Address of Premises where vehicle is to be garaged
Note: Any change in the vehicle or the garage shall be notified to the Trade Licensing Unit within ten (10) working days after such changes.
Address of Premises where Goods are to be Stored
If a person holds two Street Hawker Licences, one for food products and another for non-food products, the person cannot operate both licences at the same time.
Street Hawkers cannot retail alcoholic beverages.
Street Hawkers of fruit and vegetables only or fish only, cannot retail ice cream products, pre-cooked food and drinks, except for water.
A Market Hawker Licence shall not entitle the Hawker to carry out his activity in a specific open-air Market, unless he has been allocated a site by the Local Council of the locality where the Market is located.
Any false statement, misinterpretation or concealment of material fact on this Form or any other document presented in support of this Application may be grounds for criminal prosecution.
Data Protection Information Note The Commerce Department collects and processes information provided in this Application to carry out functions under the Trading Licences Act (Cap 441). All data is collected and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act, Trade Licences Act (Cap 441), other legislation and the Privacy Policy of the Department, a copy of which is available on demand. The information provided in this Form may also be exchanged with other third parties as permitted by Maltese Law.
Helpline: In case of difficulty in completing this Form, contact the Commerce Department on +35621226688 or email on commerce@gov.mt.
By means of this Application, I am hereby applying for a Substitute Hawker Licence.
I confirm that the data supplied in this Form is correct. I hereby give my consent to the Commerce Department to process and record the personal information which I am providing in this Form and to exchange this information with Public Authorities, Government Departments and any other third parties, as necessary, in order to process this Form and as permitted by the Laws of Malta.
I fully understand that:
- by opting out, my Application cannot be processed;
- authorised personnel who are processing this Form may have access to the information provided in this Form for the purpose specified in this Form;
- edited information that would not identify me, may be used for statistical purposes;
- I am entitled to see the information related to me, should I ask for it in writing;
- for the purposes of the Data Protection Act, the Data Controller is the Director-General, Commerce Department.
Documents Required with this Application
- Copy of Passport or Residence Permit Certificate (if applicant is not of Maltese nationality).
- Copy of Work Permit issued by JobsPlus
- Passport-size photo of the applicant.
- No Objection declaration issued by the Environmental Health Directorate.
- Where the commercial activity involves the retail of food, an approval by the Environmental Health Authorities is required indicating that the premises to be used as a store may be used for storage (*).
*Provided that where the premises of the Licensee is to be used as a Store and such premises has already been certified by the Environmental Health Authorities, the application may instead be accompanied by a declaration indicating such use and certification, and signed by both the Licensee and the Substitute Hawker.