The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014
Central Act · Act 7 of 201439 provisions
The enactment
| 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. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 7 of 2014 |
| Year | 2014 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 39 |
| Subjects | property |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent, commencement and provisions.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Survey of street vendors and protection from eviction or relocation.
- Section 4 Issue of certificate of vending.
- Section 5 Conditions for issue of certificate of vending.
- Section 6 Categories of certificate of vending and issue of identity cards.
- Section 7 Criteria for issuing certificate of vending.
- Section 8 Vending fees.
- Section 9 Validity and renewal of certificate of vending.
- Section 10 Cancellation or suspension of certificate of vending.
- Section 11 Appeal from decision of Town Vending Committee.
- Section 12 Rights of street vendor.
- Section 13 Right of street vendor for a new site or area on relocation.
- Section 14 Duty of street vendors.
- Section 15 Maintenance of cleanliness and public hygiene.
- Section 16 Maintenance of civic amenities in vending zone in good condition.
- Section 17 Payment of maintenance charges.
- Section 18 Relocation or eviction of street vendors.
- Section 19 Seizure and reclaiming of goods.
- Section 20 Redressal of grievances or resolution of disputes of street vendors.
- Section 21 Plan for street vending.
- Section 22 Town Vending Committee.
- Section 23 Meetings of Town Vending Committee.
- Section 24 Temporary association of persons with Town Vending Committee for particular purposes.
- Section 25 Office space and other employees for Town Vending Committee.
- Section 26 Publication of street vendor’s charter and data-base and carrying out of social audit.
- Section 27 Prevention of harassment by police and other authorities.
- Section 28 Penalty for contraventions.
- Section 29 Provisions of this Act, not to be construed as conferring ownership rights, etc.
- Section 30 Returns.
- Section 31 Promotional measures.
- Section 32 Research, training and awareness.
- Section 33 Act to have overriding effect.
- Section 34 Powers to delegate.
- Section 35 Power to amend Schedules.
- Section 36 Power to make rules.
- Section 37 Power to make bye-laws.
- Section 38 Scheme for street vendors.
- Section 39 Power to remove difficulties.
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