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

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

General201423 sections8 chapters

This Act regulates the registration, licensing, and spatial allocation of street vendors across urban areas in Meghalaya, excluding railway properties. It applies to all local urban street vendors, peddlers, and hawkers. By establishing dedicated local town vending committees to designate specific zones, manage licensing, and coordinate clean civic amenities like waste disposal, the law balances public space management with livelihood protection. This legislation matters because it legally protects vulnerable informal sector workers, offers them official registration and direct access to social security and training, and ensures that public health, safety, and hygiene standards are preserved in busy urban municipal areas.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II SCHEME FOR STREET VENDING →

  1. 3Power of the Government to frame notifications and schemes

Chapter III TOWN VENDING COMMITTEE →

  1. 4Constitution of Town Vending Committee
  2. 5Town Committee may associate for assistance or advice
  3. 6Town Veding Committee to constitute sub-committees
  4. 7Government may assign conferment to town vending committee
  5. 8Town Vending Committee to prepare and publish annual account committee

Chapter IV REGISTRATION OF STREET VENDORS →

  1. 9Application for Registration of street vendors
  2. 10Town vending committee to examine application
  3. 11Local authority to give preference to registered street vendors
  4. 12Local authority to allot vending zone on payment of fees

Chapter V DUTIES OF LOCAL AUTHORITY →

  1. 13Responsibilities of local authority

Chapter VI DUTIES OP PLANNING AUTHORITY →

  1. 14Responsibilities of Planning Authority

Chapter VII BREACHES OF CONDITIONS AND PENALTY →

  1. 15Cancellation or suspension in case of breach of conditions
  2. 16Cancellation or suspension of registration in case of obtaining it by fraud
  3. 17Penalties for vending without registration etc.

Chapter VIII MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 18Town committee to furnish returns to appropriate Government
  2. 19Government to undertake promotional measures
  3. 20Government to develop and organize programmes
  4. 21Power to make bye-laws
  5. 22Power to make rules
  6. 23Repeal and savings

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