(I) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires.- (]) "Act" means the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (7 of 2014);
(2) "bye-law " means the bye laws made under section 37 of the Act;
(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Municipal Corporations under the Howrah Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 and the West Bengal Municipal Corporation Act, 2006;
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(4) "Executive Officer" means the Executive Officer of the Local authority constituted under tlze West Bengal Municipal Act, 1993;
(5) ''festive market" means a market where sellers and buyers have traditionally congregated for the sale and purchase of products or services during festive seasons as has been determined by the Local authority concerned on the recommendations of the respective Town Vending Committee;
(6) "Heritage Market" means a market which has c_ompleted more than fifty years in one place where sellers and buyers have traditionally congregated for the sale and purchase of products or services and has been determined as such by the respective Local authority on the recommendations of the respective Town Vending Committee;
(7) "holding capacity" means the maximum number o.f street vendors who can be accommodated in any vending zone as has been determined a by the respective Local authority on the recommendations of the respective Town Vending Committee;
(8) "Mobile Vendors" means street vendors who carry out vending activities in designated area by moving.from one place to another place vending their goods and services;
(9) "Municipal Commissioner" means the Municipal Commissioner o_f Kolkata Municipal Corporation constitute_d under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980;
(10) "Municipal Co,poration" means the Municipal Corporation constituted under the Howrah Municipal Corporation Act, 1980, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 and the West Bengal Municipal Corporation Act, 2006;
(11) "Town Vending Committee" means the Town Vending Committee constituted under section 22 of the Act;
(12) "local authority" means an institution of self-government constituted under article 243Q of the Constitution of India;
(13) "natural market" means a market where the sellers and buyers traditionally congregate for the sale and purchase of products or services and has been determined as such by the Local authority on the recommendation of tlze respective Town Vending Committee;
(14) "night bazaar" means a bazaar where the sellers and buyers traditionally congregate for the sale and purchase of products or services after evening, and has been determined as such by the Local authority on the recommendation of the respective Town Vending Committee;
(15) "notification" means a notification published in tlze Official Gazette and the term "notify" slzall be construed accordingly;
(/ 6) "No-vending zone" means an area or a place or a location designated as such by the Municipality on the recommendations of the respective Town Vending Committee, for no use by street vendors for street vending and includes certain areas of the public places, bus stop, gates of offices and hospitals, public buildings, narrow footpath, narrow street or lane, congregation or worship area, for public or any such place considered not suitable for vending activities;
(17) ''planning authority" means a Development Authority constituted under the West Bengal Town and Count1y (Planning and Development) Act, 1979 having jurisdiction over the area;
(18) ''public purpose" includes, in the context of the Act, -
(i) widening of roads, streets, lanes;
(ii) shifting the alignment of roads, streets, lanes;
(iii) erecting flyovers with or without clover leaves and slip down roads;
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(iv) erecting underpasses;
(v) development of land owned by public authorities for some public projects;
(vi) laying of water. storm water or sewer lines;
(vii) erecting intermediate pumping stations for the services;
(viii)any project related with public transport like BRTS, Metro, etc.;
(ix) erection of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Housing;
(x) creation of Parks, Gardens and Recreational Area;
(xi) conservation of any eco system resource in that area; and 3
(xii) any other developmental work taken up by the Local authority, the beneficiary of which will be the community at large;
(19) "Scheme" means the Scheme framed under Section 38 of the Act;
(20) "seasonal market" means a market where the sellers and buyers have traditionally congregated for the sale and purchase of products or services during specific seasons and has been determined as such by the Local authority on the recommendation of the respective Town Vending Committee;
(21) "section" means a section of the Act;
(22) "State Government" means the Government of West Bengal in the Department of Urban Development & Municipal Affairs;
(23) "stationa,y vendors" means street vendors who carry out vending activities on regular basis at a specific location;
(24) "street vendor" means a person engaged in vending of articles, goods, wares, food items or merchandise or everyday use or offering services to the general public, in a street, lane, side walk, footpath, pavement, public park or any other public place or private area.from a temporary built up structure or by moving from place to place und includes hawker. peddler. squatter and all other synonymous terms which may be local or region specific, and the words "street vending" with their grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall be constmed accordingly;
(25) "vending zone" means an area or a place or a location designated as such by the Local authority on the recommendations of the respective Town Vending Committee, for the specific use by street vendors for street vending and includes footpath, side walk, pavement, embankment, portions of a street, waiting area for public or any such place considered suitable for vending activities and providing services to the general public;
(26) "weekly market" means a market where sellers and buyers have weekly congregated for the sale and purchase of products or services and has been determined as such by the Local authority on the recommendations of the Town Vending Committee.
(2) Words and expressions used in these rules but not otherwise defined shall have the same meaning as in the Act.