Act 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.

  • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
  • Enacted 2014-03-04
  • 39 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent, commencement and provisions. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Survey of street vendors and protection from eviction or relocation. Read
4 Issue of certificate of vending. Read
5 Conditions for issue of certificate of vending. Read
6 Categories of certificate of vending and issue of identity cards. Read
7 Criteria for issuing certificate of vending. Read
8 Vending fees. Read
9 Validity and renewal of certificate of vending. Read
10 Cancellation or suspension of certificate of vending. Read
11 Appeal from decision of Town Vending Committee. Read
12 Rights of street vendor. Read
13 Right of street vendor for a new site or area on relocation. Read
14 Duty of street vendors. Read
15 Maintenance of cleanliness and public hygiene. Read
16 Maintenance of civic amenities in vending zone in good condition. Read
17 Payment of maintenance charges. Read
18 Relocation or eviction of street vendors. Read
19 Seizure and reclaiming of goods. Read
20 Redressal of grievances or resolution of disputes of street vendors. Read
21 Plan for street vending. Read
22 Town Vending Committee. Read
23 Meetings of Town Vending Committee. Read
24 Temporary association of persons with Town Vending Committee for particular purposes. Read
25 Office space and other employees for Town Vending Committee. Read
26 Publication of street vendor’s charter and data-base and carrying out of social audit. Read
27 Prevention of harassment by police and other authorities. Read
28 Penalty for contraventions. Read
29 Provisions of this Act, not to be construed as conferring ownership rights, etc. Read
30 Returns. Read
31 Promotional measures. Read
32 Research, training and awareness. Read
33 Act to have overriding effect. Read
34 Powers to delegate. Read
35 Power to amend Schedules. Read
36 Power to make rules. Read
37 Power to make bye-laws. Read
38 Scheme for street vendors. Read
39 Power to remove difficulties. Read
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