(1) The Town Vending Committee shall meet for the transaction of its business at its Office at least once in a month or as often as a meeting is called by the Chairperson of the said Committee.
(2) The quorum for conduct of business shall be of five members
(3) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, the Town Vending Committee (TVC) shall, mutatis mutandis follow all rules of procedures in regard to the transaction of business at its meeting as provided in the relevant Municipal Act and rules for the transaction of business of the concerned Municipality and the Committee constituted under the said Municipal Act.
(4) All orders and decisions of the Town Vending Committee shall be authenticated by an Officer of the said Committee, as may be authorized by the Chairperson in this behalf, and all orders, decisions shall be notified in the notice board of the Office of the Town Vending Committee.
5. Allowances for the Members of the Committee - The non-official members and person co-opted shall receive such allowance for attending the meeting of the Committee as may be decided by the Municipality on recommendations of Town Vending Committee.
6. Powers and Functions of the Town Vending Committee . ...:. (1) Subject to the provisions of the Act, it shall be the duty of the every Town Vending Committee to undertake such measure as it thinks fit for proper operation and management of Street Vending within the Vending Zone.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1 ), the Town Vending Committee shall have the following powers and functions, namely:-
(a) prepare plan to promote the vocation of Street Vendors covering the matters contained in the First Schedule to the Act and recommend the same to the Municipality;
(b) prescribe such other different terms and conditions for different category of Street Vendors;
(c) recommend the maximum number of Street Vendors to be accommodated in a Vending Zone;
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(d) assignment of space for sitting in the Vending Zone for the purpose of vending;
(e) determine the monthly rent (fee) payable by a street vendor; and
(f) recommend promotional measures such as for improvement of standard of living, nutrition and amelioration of social condition and create awareness about the Schemes and facilities provided by different organization and Insurance Companies for social securities.