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The Meghalaya Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending Act, 2014) (Act No. 11 of 2014)

Meghalaya

An Act to provide for protection of livelihood of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Act number
11 of 2014
Ministry
Meghalaya Law Department
Department
Law Department
Enacted
8 Dec 2014
In force from
10 Nov 2014

Source: IndiaCode Portal, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India. Open on India Code Check against the official text before relying on it.

23 sections

  1. Section 1Short title, extent and commencement.
  2. Section 2Definitions
  3. Section 3Power of the Government to frame notifications and schemes
  4. Section 4Constitution of Town Vending Committee
  5. Section 5Town Committee may associate for assistance or advice
  6. Section 6Town Veding Committee to constitute sub-committees
  7. Section 7Government may assign conferment to town vending committee
  8. Section 8Town Vending Committee to prepare and publish annual account committee
  9. Section 9Application for Registration of street vendors
  10. Section 10Town vending committee to examine application
  11. Section 11Local authority to give preference to registered street vendors
  12. Section 12Local authority to allot vending zone on payment of fees
  13. Section 13Responsibilities of local authority
  14. Section 14Responsibilities of Planning Authority
  15. Section 15Cancellation or suspension in case of breach of conditions
  16. Section 16Cancellation or suspension of registration in case of obtaining it by fraud
  17. Section 17Penalties for vending without registration etc.
  18. Section 18Town committee to furnish returns to appropriate Government
  19. Section 19Government to undertake promotional measures
  20. Section 20Government to develop and organize programmes
  21. Section 21Power to make bye-laws
  22. Section 22Power to make rules
  23. Section 23Repeal and savings