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7 · . Form and manner of making application to Grievance redressal and dispute resolution committee.- (1) Every application for redressal of a grievance or resolution of a dispute under sub-section (2) of section 20 of the Act shall be in Form 'A'.

9 · Appeal against order or decision of Grievance redressal and dispute resolution committee.- (1) An appeal against an order or decision of a Grievance redressal and dispute resolution committee may be preferred by an aggrieved person, in Form 'B', to the appellate authority constituted by the concerned local authority, comprising of the Mayor or President as the Chairperson and two other members of the local authority as decided in the General Board meeting, within thirty days from the date of communication of such order or decision appealed against:

10 · Appeal from decision of Town Vending Committee.- (1) An appeal under section 11 against any decision of a Town Vending Committee with respect to issue of certificate of vending or cancelation or suspension of certificate of vending shall be preferred before the appellate authority constituted by the concerned local authority comprising of the Mayor or President as the Chairperson and two other members of the local authority as decided in the General Board meeting, in Form 'C' within thirty days from the date of communication of the order appealed against:

13 · Election of members of Town Vending Committee from amongst street vendors.-(1) The local authority shall by a notification express its intention to conduct elections for the members of a Town Vending Committee representing the street vendors of the area under the jurisdiction of the concerned local authority.

20 · Procedure for transaction of business of Town Vending Committee.- (1) The Town Vending Committee may follow such procedure for transaction of its business as may be decided by the Chairperson in consultation with the members.

21 · Functions of Town Vending Committee.- Without prejudice to any other provisions of the Act, a Town Vending Committee shall perform the following functions, namely:-

4 · The local authority shall prepare a list of street vendors engaged in the vocation of street vending in the area of jurisdiction of the Town Vending Committee as it stood on thirty days before the date fixed for inviting the nominations, and publish copies of the said list by affixing them upon the notice board at the office of the Town Vending Committee, not less than ten days prior to the date fixed for inviting nominations. The list shall specify the registration number or number of certificate of vending and the name of the street vendor, the name of the father or husband, as the case may be, and the address of the street vendor. It shall be the duty of the Town Vending Committee or the local authority, as the case may be, to bring up-to-date register of street vendors and such other register as the returning officer may require and hand over such records, register or registers to the returning officer thirty days prior to the date fixed for the purpose of election. A copy of the list shall be supplied by the Town Vending Committee or the local authority, or returning officer, as the case may be, to any street vendor on payment of such fee as specified by the local authority.

5 · The nominations of the candidates for election shall be made in Form-1 annexed to this Schedule which shall be supplied by the returning officer to any street vendor, free of cost.

6 · The candidate shall make a security deposit of rupees two thousand in cash or bank draft or pay order along with the nomination papers. If a candidate fails to get less than one-sixth of the votes polled, the security deposit shall be forfeited to the local authority.

7 · Every nomination paper shall be presented in person by the candidate himself or by his proposer or seconder to the returning officer. The returning officer shall enter on the nomination paper its serial number and certify the date and hour at which the nomination is received by him and shall immediately give a written acknowledgement for the receipt of the nomination paper which shall bear the seal of the Town Vending Committee or returning officer. Any nomination paper which is not received on or before the date and time fixed for its receipt shall be rejected.

8 · (i) On the day following the date fixed for the receipt of nomination papers, the returning officer shall take up the scrutiny of the nomination papers;

9 · The list of valid nominations as decided by the returning officer with names in English alphabetical order and addresses of the candidates as given in the nomination papers will be displayed or published on the same day on which the scrutiny of the nomination papers is completed.

10 · Any candidate may withdraw his candidature by notice in writing signed by him and submitted in person, at any time after the presentation of his nomination paper but before 05.00 pm on the day following the day on which the valid nominations are published, to the returning officer of the Town Vending Committee and a notice of withdrawal of candidates once given shall be irrevocable.

11 · If the number of candidates whose nomination papers have been declared valid, does not exceed the number of candidates to be elected, the returning officer shall announce the names of all such candidates and declare them to have been duly elected to the Town Vending Committee after the closing hour of the day of withdrawal of candidatures fixed under paragraph 10 above. If the number of candidates whose nominations are valid exceeds the number to be elected, the returning officer shall arrange for conducting a poll on the date fixed for the purpose. The returning officer may appoint one or more polling officers as may be necessary for conducting the poll. Ballot paper to be used shall be as prescribed in Form-2 annexed to this Schedule.

12 · The local authority shall provide the returning office with ballot boxes, ballot papers copy of list of street vendors or voters and such other articles as may be necessary for the conduct of elections. The ballot box shall be so constructed that ballot papers can be inserted therein but cannot be taken out there from without the boxes being unlocked. A candidate contesting the election may, by a letter to the returning officer appoint an agent to represent him both where polling is held to identify the voters and to watch the recording of votes and such letter shall contain the consent in writing of the agent concerned in Form-3 annexed to this Schedule.

13 · Canvassing for votes by any person at the place where elections are to be conducted shall be prohibited.

14 · Immediately before the commencement of the poll, the returning officer shall show the empty ballot box to such persons as may be present at the time and shall then lock it up and fix his seal. The candidate or his agent may also affix his own seal, if he so desires.

15 · Every street vendor or voter who desires to exercise his right to vote shall be supplied with a ballot paper containing the names of contesting candidates arranged in the English alphabetical order either printed, type written or cyclostyled, according to convenience, on the ballot paper. The ballot paper shall also bear the seal of the Town Vending Committee and also the initials of the returning officer, and further contain a column, for the voter to inscribe a mark [x] against the names of persons to whom he wants to vote.

16 · Each polling station and where there is more than one polling booth at a station, each such booth shall contain a separate compartment in which the street vendors or voters can record their votes in secrecy.

17 · No ballot paper shall be issued to a street vendor or voter unless the polling officer is satisfied that the street vendor or voter concerned is the same person as noted in the list furnished to him. On receipt of such ballot paper the street vendor or voter shall proceed to the polling compartment set apart for the purpose and indicate the person or persons in whose favour he exercises his vote by inscribing a mark [x] against the names of the candidate or candidates, as the case may be, and put the ballot paper in the ballot box kept for the purpose with utmost secrecy. If owing to blindness or other physical infirmity or illiteracy, the street vendor or voter is unable to inscribe the mark on the ballot paper, the polling officer and where no such polling officer is appointed, the returning officer shall ascertain from him the candidate or candidates in whose favour he desired to vote, inscribe the mark [x] on his behalf and put the ballot paper in the ballot box.

18 · If at any stage of the polling, the proceedings are interrupted or obstructed by any riot or affray or if at such elections, it is not possible to take the poll for any sufficient cause, the returning officer shall have the power to stop the poling, recording his reasons for such action in the minute book of the Town Vending Committee.

19 · No street vendor or voter shall be admitted after the hours fixed for the poll but a voter, who enters the premises where ballot papers are being issued before the close of the polling hour shall be issued the ballot paper and allowed to vote.

20 · The counting of votes shall take place immediately after close of the poll. If this is not possible, the ballot box shall be sealed with the seal of the returning officer and the contesting candidates or their agents, if they so desire, and deposit with the local authority for safe custody, the returning officer shall then announce the next day of counting. The votes shall be counted by or under the supervision of the returning officer. Each candidate and his authorised agent shall have a right to be present at the time of counting. But absence of any candidate or his agent at the time of counting shall not vitiate counting and announcement of results by returning officer. The number of votes secured by each candidate and the result of the elections shall be announced by the returning officer as soon as the counting is over.

21 · The result of the elections shall also be recorded in the minute book of the Town Vending Committee and attested by returning officer and shall also be notified immediately on the notice board of the Town Vending Committee.