(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) "Director'' means the Director. Local Government, Punjab;
(c) "financial year" means a year beginning on the 1st April and ending on 31•1 March;
(d) "Form" means a Form appended to these rules:
(e) "section" means a section of r 'ci Act;
(f) "State Government" means th. Government of the Stale of Punjab in the Department of Local Go\'ernmen'; and
(g) "urban area" means an area :.1;.:,1g within the jurisdiction of a Municipal Corporation, a Municipal Council or a Nagar Panchayat.
(2) The words and expressions used in these rules, but not defined, shall have the same meanings as assigned to those words and expressions in the Act.
3. Age for street vending.· No person shall be issued a certificate of vending under section 4. unless he has completed the age of eighteen years.