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Haryana Municipal Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (Act No. 13 of 2014).

Country/Territory
India
Territorial subdivision
Haryana
Document type
Legislation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to protect urban street vendors to earn livelihood, to regulate street vending activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Vending Authorization/permit Registration Offences/penalties Hygiene/sanitary procedures Food quality control/food safety Institution
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia
Abstract

This Act, consisting of 37 sections and two Schedules, aims to protect urban street vendors (person engaged in vending articles, goods, food items or merchandise of everyday use) to earn livelihood, to regulate street vending activities and related matters. The competent authority shall constitute a town vending committee in each municipality and may constitute more than one town vending committees for each ward in each municipality. The certificate of vending issued for specific categories is specified in the text, subsection (1). Certificate shall specify the vending zone where vendors shall carry out their vending activities, days, timing, the conditions, restrictions and hygiene requirements subject to which they shall carry on such vending activities. Every vendor who has been issued a vending certificate shall be granted an identity card as prescribed.

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