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The Haryana Municipal Street Ventors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014

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The Haryana Municipal Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, is a legislative framework designed to balance the rights of street vendors with the need for orderly urban planning. It establishes a system for identifying, registering, and regulating street vendors through Town Vending Committees. The Act provides vendors with legal recognition, protection against arbitrary eviction, and a structured process for obtaining vending certificates. For the ordinary citizen, this law ensures that public spaces remain accessible while acknowledging the essential role street vendors play in the local economy, providing them with a dignified and regulated way to earn a livelihood.

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  1. 1. Short title and extent
  2. 2. Definitions
  3. 3. Town vending Committee
  4. 4. Survey and registration of street vendors
  5. 5. Issuance of certificate of vending
  6. 6. Conditions for issuance of certificate of vending
  7. 7. Provided that where a dispute arises as to who is entitled to vend in the place of the vendor, the matter shall be decided by the State Nodal Officer.
  8. 8. Criteria for issuing certificate of vending
  9. 9. Vending fee
  10. 10. Validity and renewal of certificate of vending
  11. 11. Cancellation or suspension of certificate of vending
  12. 12. Provided that no such cancellation or suspension shall be made by the town vending committee unless an opportunity of hearing has been given to the street vendor.
  13. 13. Right of street vendor
  14. 14. Right of street vendor for a new site or area on relocation
  15. 15. Duty of street vendors
  16. 16. Relocation or eviction of street vendors and confiscation of goods
  17. 17. Seizure and reclaiming of goods
  18. 18. Plan for street vending
  19. 19. Meetings of town vending committee
  20. 20. Temporary association of persons with town vending committee for particular purposes
  21. 21. Office space and other employees for town vending committee
  22. 22. Publication of street vendor's charter and database
  23. 23. Prevention of harassment by police and other authorities
  24. 24. Penalty for contravention
  25. 25. Provisions of this Act, not to be construed as conferring ownership, rights etc
  26. 26. Returns
  27. 27. Promotional measures
  28. 28. Research, training and awareness
  29. 29. Duties of competent authority
  30. 30. Power to delegate
  31. 31. Power to amend Schedule
  32. 32. Power to make rules
  33. 33. Power to make bye-laws
  34. 34. Scheme for street vendors
  35. 35. Power to issue directions
  36. 36. Power to remove difficulties
  37. 37. Provided that no order shall be made under this section after expiry of three years from the commencement of this Act.

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