The functions of the Town Vending Committee shall be to devise a system mechanism as follows:
(a) For identification of existing vendors, a detailed list of such vendors shall be prepared by the Town Vending Committee in consultation with the local authority concerned by way of conducting survey with assistance ---from local Police Authority & the Local authority to be submitted before the Local authority for consideration and acceptance.
(b) After completion of survey, for preparation of detailed list of existing venders, the Town Vending Committee, in consultation with the Local authority concerned, shall fix a cut-off date after which any intending street vendor shall have to obtain license prior to starting new business. After completion of survey the Local authority and Town Vending Committee shall ensure that no new vendor starts his business prior to obtaining license.
( c) Town Vending Committee shall prepare the list of Street Vendors within their respective jurisdiction as stated at clause (a) above and will recommend the same to the concerned Local authority, and the concerned Local authority, after receipt of the list of vendors recommended by the Town Vending Committee concerned, shall issue necessary license accordingly as per provision of extant rules and statutes.
(d) Town Vending Committee shall prepare the list of Vending Zone as well as No Vending Zone in consultation of the Local authority, taking into consideration of the provisions of clause 'e' and clause 'i' of Rule 9 within their respective jurisdiction of the concern Local authority.
( e) The list of vending zones along with their holding capacity to be prepared in consultation with the Local authority concerned, and while preparing the list of vending zones the Town Vending Committee shall consider the following:
(i) two-third portion of the width of a footpath shall be earmarked so as to ensure smooth pedestrian movement;
(ii) the movable carts may be considered to be included so that the vendors may remove the cart after completion of daily business and size of the carts to be suitable with road width;
(iii) entrance and exit of any shop or house must not be blocked;
(iv) addressing the issue of allocation and relocation of the hawkers, the aspect of marketing scope of the particular trade is required to be addressed suitably;
(v) smooth running of schools, colleges, hospitals, offices etc.
(f) the Committee shall recommend for issue, withdraw, suspension and cancellation of the license to the Local authority, which in tum will consider the same and will take action accordingly.
(g) for deciding the zoning, the Town Vending Committee shall have the base materials/data from the Local authority concerned. Town Vending Committee, if feels necessary, may approach the Local authority for modification of the regulations and the plan for identifying vending zones. After obtaining decision of the respective authority the Town Vending Committee may take appropriate decisions.
(h) on the recommendations of the Town Vending Committee, the Local authority will declare the Natural market, Weekly market, Vegetables market, Heritage market, Festive market, Seasonal market, Night bazaar with their exact location and specific period of business.
(i) while making recommendations about the vending zones the Town Vending Committee shall take into consideration the road width, traffic flow and the pedestrian movement in the area concerned.
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(j) where any Street Vendor, who is registered, or his agent or servant do any breach of any of the conditions determined by the concerned Local authority for regulating Street Vending, or where the Town Vending Committee finds that such registration has been secured through misrepresentation of facts or fraud, the Committee shall cancel the registration or suspend the same for a particular period, as they think fit. Police Authority should play their role in appropriate manner for regulation of street vendors, in consultation with Local authority.