18. Relocation or eviction of street vendors.—(1) The local authority may, on the recommendations
of the Town Vending Committee, declare a zone or part of it to be a no-vending zone for any public
purpose and relocate the street vendors vending in that area, in such manner as may be specified in the
scheme.
(2) The local authority shall evict such street vendor whose certificate of vending has been cancelled
under section 10 or who does not have a certificate of vending and vends without such certificate, in such
manner as may be specified in the scheme.
(3) No street vendor shall be relocated or evicted by the local authority from the place specified in the
certificate of vending unless he has been given thirty days’ notice for the same in such manner as may be
specified in the scheme.
(4) A street vendor shall be relocated or evicted by the local authority physically in such manner as
may be specified in the scheme only after he had failed to vacate the place specified in the certificate of
vending, after the expiry of the period specified in the notice.
(5) Every street vendor who fails to relocate or vacate the place specified in the certificate of vending,
after the expiry of the period specified in the notice, shall be liable to pay for every day of such default, a
penalty which may extend up to two hundred and fifty rupees, as may be determined by the local
authority, but shall not be more than the value of goods seized.
19. Seizure and reclaiming of goods.—(1) If the street vendor fails to vacate the place specified in
the certificate of vending, after the lapse of the period specified in the notice given under sub-section (3)
of section 18, the local authority, in addition to evicting the street vendor under section 18, may, if it
deems necessary, seize the goods of such street vendor in such manner as may be specified in the scheme:
Provided that where any such seizure is carried out, a list of goods seized shall be prepared, as
specified in the scheme, and a copy thereof, duly signed by the person authorised to seize the goods, shall
be issued to the street vendor.
(2) The street vendor whose goods have been seized under sub-section (1) may, reclaim his goods in
such manner, and after paying such fees, as may be specified in the scheme:
Provided that in case of non-perishable goods, the local authority shall release the goods within two
working days of the claim being made by the street vendor and in case of perishable goods the local
authority shall release the goods on the same day of the claim being made by the street vendor.