Chapter X MISCELLANEOUS

1. (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. (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.

Every Town Vending Committee shall furnish, from time to time, to the appropriate Government and the local authority such returns as may be prescribed.

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.

The appropriate Government may, to the extent of availability of financial and other resources,—

1. (a) organise capacity building programmes to enable the street vendors to exercise the rights contemplated under this Act;
2. (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.

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.

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.

1. (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. (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.

1. (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. (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;
   • (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. (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. (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.

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:—

1. (a) the regulation and manner of vending in restriction-free-vending zones, restricted-vending zones and designated vending zones;
2. (b) determination of monthly maintenance charges for the civic amenities and facilities in the vending zones under section 17;
3. (c) determination of penalty under sub-section (5) of section 18 and section 28;
4. (d) the regulation of the collection of taxes and fees in the vending zones;
5. (e) the regulation of traffic in the vending zones;
6. (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;
7. (g) the regulation of civic services in the vending zones; and
8. (h) the regulation of such other matters in the vending zones as may be necessary.

1. (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. (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.

1. (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. (2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.