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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

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