Act Number: 7

Act Name: The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014

Year: 2014

Enactment Date: 2014-03-04

Long Title: 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: Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

Department:

Section 37: Power to make bye-laws.
    Subject to the provisions of this Act or any rule or scheme made thereunder, the local authority may make bye-laws to provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
         (a) the regulation and manner of vending in restriction-free-vending zones, restricted-vending zones and designated vending zones;
         (b) determination of monthly maintenance charges for the civic amenities and facilities in the vending zones under section 17;
         (c) determination of penalty under sub-section (5) of section 18 and section 28;
         (d) the regulation of the collection of taxes and fees in the vending zones;
         (e) the regulation of traffic in the vending zones;
         (f) the regulation of the quality of products and services provided to the public in vending zones and maintenance of public health, hygiene and safety standards;
         (g) the regulation of civic services in the vending zones; and
         (h) the regulation of such other matters in the vending zones as may be necessary.
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