Committee : (a) grant, renew, suspend or cancel registration certificates to street vendors, in such form and manner, and on such terms and conditions, as may be specified;
(b) issue to the street vendors identity cards in such form and manner as may be specified;
(c) collect such fee for registration or renewal of registration of street vendors as may be specified;
(d) determine the manner of collecting fees through banks, counters of local authority or counters of town vending committee, fee for registration, usage of parking space for mobile stalls and availing of civic services, in consultation with the local authority;
(e) identify and designate vending zones;
(f) specify timings for vending in vending zones;
(g) maintain the records of land, street, footpath, embankment, waiting area, parks and other public places designated for vending in such manner as may be specified;
(h) conduct periodic surveys of vending zones;
(i) collect and maintain data regarding street vendors;
(j) determine quantitative norms for different categories of stationary and mobile stalls in the vending zones;
(k) assess and determine maximum holding capacity of each vending zones;
(l) indentify and declare vending zones as restriction-free-vending zones, restricted-vending zones and no-vending zones in the manner specified;
(m) fix sign boards at each vending zone to indicate kind of vending zone, its boundaries and vending timings;
(n) declare place and timings of vendors markets for weekly haats, night bazaars, holiday bazaars and festival bazaars;
(o) ensure adequacy of civic amenities including water, sanitation, waste management, electricity, provided in the vending zones;
(p) monitor activities of street vendors;
(q) ensure that the quality of products and services provided to the public and public health, hygiene and safety standards as specified by the local authority are maintained;
(r) ensure that allotted stalls are utilised by the allottee(s) in accordance with the terms and conditions specified;
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(s) specify the terms and conditions for issue, renew, suspension or cancellation of registration in the manner specified;
(t) determine actions including imposition of fine for violating the terms and conditions for registration;
(u) promote awareness regarding credit through institutional mechanisms;
(v) determine norms for regulating the activities of street vendors;
(w) determine terms and conditions for providing benefits of insurance, maternity benefits, old age pension and other social security schemes to the street vendors in case of death, illness or disability;
(x) lay down guidelines for organising associations and self help groups of street vendors;
(y) conduct training programmes for street vendors with a view to enlighten them with entrepreneurship and technical and business skills;
(z) redress grievances and resolve disputes amongst the street vendors.
10. Publication of The town vending committee shall prepare and publish its annual accounts annual accounts statements in such form and manner as may be prescribed.
statement :
CHAPTER – IV REGISTRATION OF STREET VENDORS
11. Application for (1) Every person who has completed the age of 18 years and intends to registration : do street vending shall make an application for registration as street vendor to the town vending committee.
(2) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be made in such form and manner and accompanied by such fee as may be specified.
12. Registration of (1) An application made under sub-section (1) shall be examined by the Street Vendors: town vending committee and the registration made within such period, and in such manner, as may be specified:
Provided that on completion of specified period, if no response is received by the applicant about rejection or deficiencies in the application, the applicant shall be deemed to have been registered.
(2) The town vending committee shall not summarily reject the application without giving the applicant an opportunity to rectify deficiencies, if any and hearing him.
(3) If the town vending committee or the officer authorized by town vending committee, as the case may be, is satisfied that the application is in compliance with the provisions of this Act and the rules or schemes made there under, he shall register the name of the street vendor.
(4) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the town vending committee under sub-section (3) may, prefer an appeal to the local authority within such period, and in such manner, as may be specified.
13. Preference in (1) The local authority may give preference to the registered street allotment of stalls vendors in allotment of stalls in the vending zones.
to registered (2) The allotment of stalls to the street vendors shall be made in such Street vendors: manner, and subject to such terms and conditions, as may be specified.
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14. Grant of Licence A registered street vendor to whom a stall has been allotted in a vending zone shall be granted a license and renewed from time to time by the Local authority, in such manner, on payment of such fee, and subject to such terms and conditions, as may be specified.
CHAPTER – V DUTIES OF LOCAL AUTHORITY