Section List

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