29. Provisions of this Act, not to be construed as conferring ownership rights, etc.—(1) Nothing
contained in this Act shall be construed as conferring upon a street vendor any temporary, permanent or
perpetual right of carrying out vending activities in the vending zones allotted to him or in respect of any
place on which he carries on such vending activity.
(2) Nothing contained in sub-section (1) shall apply to any stationery vendor, if a temporary leasehold
or ownership right has been conferred on him by a lease deed or otherwise, in respect of a place at
specific location where he carries on such vending activity in accordance with the provisions of any law
for the time being in force for carrying out such vending activity.
30. Returns.—Every Town Vending Committee shall furnish, from time to time, to the appropriate
Government and the local authority such returns as may be prescribed.
31. Promotional measures.—The appropriate Government may, in consultation with the Town
Vending Committee, local authority, planning authority and street vendors associations or unions,
undertake promotional measures of making available credit, insurance and other welfare schemes of
social security for the street vendors.
32. Research, training and awareness.—The appropriate Government may, to the extent of
availability of financial and other resources,—
(a) organise capacity building programmes to enable the street vendors to exercise the rights
contemplated under this Act;
(b) undertake research, education and training programmes to advance knowledge and
understanding of the role of the informal sector in the economy, in general and the street vendors, in
particular and to raise awareness among the public through Town Vending Committee.
33. Act to have overriding effect.—The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding
anything in consistent there in contained in any other law for the time being in force or in any instrument
having effect by virtue of any law other than this Act.
34. Powers to delegate.—The appropriate Government may, by general or special order in writing,
delegate such of its powers and functions under this Act (excluding the power to frame scheme under
section 38 and power to make rules under section 36), as it may deem necessary, to the local authority or
the Town Vending Committee or any other officer, subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified
in that order.
35. Power to amend Schedules.—(1) On the recommendations made by the appropriate Government
or otherwise, if the Central Government is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by
notification, amend the Schedules and thereupon the First Schedule or the Second Schedule, as the case
may be, shall be deemed to have been amended accordingly.
(2) A copy of every notification issued under sub-section (1), shall be laid before each House of
Parliament as soon as may be after it is issued.
36. Power to make rules.—(1) The appropriate Government shall, within one year from the date of
commencement of this Act, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the age for street vending under sub-section (1) of section 4;
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(b) the form, period and manner of filing appeal with the local authority under sub-section (1) of
section 11;
(c) the persons and the experience such person shall have under sub-section (1) of section 20;
(d) the form and the manner of making application under sub-section (2) of section 20;
(e) the manner of verification and enquiry on receipt of grievance or dispute, the time within
which and the manner in which steps for redressal of grievances and resolution of disputes may be
taken under sub-section (3) of section 20;
(f) the form, the time within which and the manner in which an appeal may be filed under
sub-section (4) of section 20;
(g) the time within which and the manner in which an appeal shall be disposed of under
sub-section (5) of section 20;
(h) the term of, and the manner of constituting, the Town Vending Committee under
sub-section (1) of section 22;
(i) the number of other members of the Town Vending Committee under clause (b) of
sub-section (2) of section 22;
(j) the manner of elections among street vendors under clause (d) of sub-section (2) of section 22;
(k) the allowances to Chairperson and members under sub-section (3) of section 22;
(l) the time and place for meeting, procedure for transaction of business at meetings and functions
to be discharged by the Town Vending Committee under section 23;
(m) the manner and the purpose for which a person may be associated under sub-section (1) of
section 24;
(n) the allowances to be paid to an associated person under sub-section (2) of section 24;
(o) the other employees of Town Vending Committee under section 25;
(p) the manner of maintaining up to date record of all street vendors under sub-section (2) of
section 26;
(q) the returns to be furnished under section 30;
(r) the manner of publishing summary of scheme under sub-section (2) of section 38.
(3) Every rule and scheme made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as
may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in session ,for a total period of thirty
days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the
expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses
agree in making any modification in the rule or scheme or both Houses agree that the rule or scheme
should not be made, the rule or scheme shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no
effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without
prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or scheme.
(4) Every rule or scheme made by the State Government under this Act shall, as soon as may be after
it is made, be laid before each House of the State Legislature where there are two Houses, and where
there is one House of the State Legislature, before that House.
37. Power to make bye-laws.—Subject to the provisions of this Act or any rule or scheme made
thereunder, the local authority may make bye-laws to provide for all or any of the following matters,
namely:—
(a) the regulation and manner of vending in restriction-free-vending zones, restricted-vending
zones and designated vending zones;
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(b) determination of monthly maintenance charges for the civic amenities and facilities in the
vending zones under section 17;
(c) determination of penalty under sub-section (5) of section 18 and section 28;
(d) the regulation of the collection of taxes and fees in the vending zones;
(e) the regulation of traffic in the vending zones;
(f) the regulation of the quality of products and services provided to the public in vending zones
and maintenance of public health, hygiene and safety standards;
(g) the regulation of civic services in the vending zones; and
(h) the regulation of such other matters in the vending zones as may be necessary.
38. Scheme for street vendors.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, the appropriate Government shall
frame a scheme, within six months from the date of commencement of this Act, after due consultations
with the local authority and the Town Vending Committee, by notification, which may specify all or any
of the matters provided in the Second Schedule.
(2) A summary of the scheme notified by the appropriate Government under sub-section (1) shall be
published by the local authority in at least two local newspapers in such manner as may be prescribed.
39. Power to remove difficulties.—(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of
this Act, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions,
not in consistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary expedient for removing the
difficulty:
Provided that no order shall be made under this section after expiry of three years from the
commencement of this Act.
(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each
House of Parliament.
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