CentralAct 7 of 2014
The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014
An Act to protect the rights of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Sections
39 in this Act
- 1Short title, extent, commencement and provisions
- 2Definitions
- 3Survey of street vendors and protection from eviction or relocation
- 4Issue of certificate of vending
- 5Conditions for issue of certificate of vending
- 6Categories of certificate of vending and issue of identity cards
- 7Criteria for issuing certificate of vending
- 8Vending fees
- 9Validity and renewal of certificate of vending
- 10Cancellation or suspension of certificate of vending
- 11Appeal from decision of Town Vending Committee
- 12Rights of street vendor
- 13Right of street vendor for a new site or area on relocation
- 14Duty of street vendors
- 15Maintenance of cleanliness and public hygiene
- 16Maintenance of civic amenities in vending zone in good condition
- 17Payment of maintenance charges
- 18Relocation or eviction of street vendors
- 19Seizure and reclaiming of goods
- 20Redressal of grievances or resolution of disputes of street vendors
- 21Plan for street vending
- 22Town Vending Committee
- 23Meetings of Town Vending Committee
- 24Temporary association of persons with Town Vending Committee for particular purposes
- 25Office space and other employees for Town Vending Committee
- 26Publication of street vendor’s charter and data-base and carrying out of social audit
- 27Prevention of harassment by police and other authorities
- 28Penalty for contraventions
- 29Provisions of this Act, not to be construed as conferring ownership rights, etc
- 30Returns
- 31Promotional measures
- 32Research, training and awareness
- 33Act to have overriding effect
- 34Powers to delegate
- 35Power to amend Schedules
- 36Power to make rules
- 37Power to make bye-laws
- 38Scheme for street vendors
- 39Power to remove difficulties