(1) These rules may be called the Himachal Pradesh Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Definitions.(1)- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (Central Act No 7 of 2014) ;
(b) “Commissioner” means an Officer-In-charge of the Municipal Corporation;
(c) “Executive Officer” means an Officer-In-charge of the Municipal Council;
(d) “form” means the form appended to these rules ;
(e) “public purpose” includes in the context of the Act,-
(i) widening of roads, street, lanes;
(ii) shifting the alignment of roads, street, lanes;
(iii) construction of flyovers with or without clover leaves and slip down roads;
(iv) construction of underpasses;
(v) development of land for the purpose for which it has been reserved or acquired for any public projects;
(vi) implementation of town planning schemes;
(vii) laying of water, storm water or sewer lines;
(viii) construction of intermediate pumping stations for the services;
(ix) public conveniences;
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(x) any project related with public transport like Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), Metro, etc;
(xi) construction of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Housing;
(xii) construction of Parks, Gardens and recreational area;
(xiii) conservation of any eco system resource in that area; and
(xiv) any other development work taken by the local authority, the beneficiary of which will be the community at large.
(f) ‘rule’ means rules made under section 36 of the Act.
(g) ‘SCHEDULE’ means SCHEDULE appended to these rules ;
(h) “Secretary” means an officer-in-charge of a Nagar Panchayat ; and
(i) section means the section of the Act.
(2) All other word and expressions used in these rules but not defined herein shall have the same meanings respectively as assigned to them in the Act.
CHAPTER-II AGE OF STREET VENDOR