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The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014

38 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent, commencement and provisions
  3. 2Definitions
  4. II — REGULATION OF STREET VENDING
  5. 3Survey of street vendor sand protection from eviction or relocation
  6. 4Issue of certificate of vending
  7. 5Conditions for issue of certificate of vending
  8. 6Categories of certificate of vending and issue of identity cards
  9. 7Criteria for issuing certificate of vending
  10. 8Vending fees
  11. 9Validity and renewal of certificate of vending
  12. 10Cancellation or suspension of certificate of vending
  13. 11Appeal from decision of Town Vending Committee
  14. III — RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF STREET VENDORS
  15. 12Rights of street vendors
  16. 13Right of street vendor for a new site or area on relocation
  17. 14Duty of street vendors
  18. 15Maintenance of cleanliness and public hygiene
  19. 16Maintenance of civic amenities in vending zone in good condition
  20. 17Payment of maintenance charges
  21. IV — RELOCATION AND EVICTION OF STREET VENDORS
  22. 18Relocation or eviction of street vendors
  23. 19Seizure and reclaiming of goods
  24. V — DISPUTE REDRESSAL MECHANISM
  25. 20Redressal of grievances or resolution of disputes of street vendors
  26. VI — PLAN FOR STREET VENDING
  27. 21Plan for street vending
  28. VII — TOWN VENDING COMMITTEE
  29. 22Town Vending Committee
  30. 23Meetings of Town Vending Committee
  31. 24Temporary association of persons with Town Vending Committee for particular purposes
  32. 25Office space and other employees for Town Vending Committee
  33. 26Publication of street vendor's charter and data-base and carrying out of social audit
  34. VIII — PREVENTION OF HARASSMENT OF STREET VENDORS
  35. 27Prevention of harassment by police and other authorities
  36. X — MISCELLANEOUS
  37. 29Provisions of this Act, not to be construed as conferring ownership rights, etc
  38. 30Returns
  39. 31Promotional measures
  40. 32Research, training and awareness
  41. 33Act to have overriding effect
  42. 34Powers to delegate
  43. 35Power to amend Schedules
  44. 36Power to make rules
  45. 37Power to make bye-laws
  46. 38Scheme for street vendors
  47. 39Power to remove difficulties