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4 · Certificate of Vending:- (1) The Town Vending Committee shall within period of sixty days from the date of completion of survey of street vendors in Ward or Zone of a local authority, issue the Certificate of Vending to each street vendor identified in the survey_ The Certificate of Vending shall be issued by the Town Vending Committee concerned in Form-II. (2) A person who wish to carry on street vending during the intervening period of two surveys may make an application to the Town Vending Committee in Form IIl which shall be disposed of by the Town Vending Committee within a period of sixty days from the date of its receipt_ 5. Terms and Conditions for issue of Certificate of Vending:- The certificate of vending shall be issued to a street vendor, subject to the terms and conditions that; he shall

15 · Social Audit:- After each survey of street vendors, the concerned Town Vending Committee, shall conduct a social audit of its functions, as early as possible, with emphasis on the transaction of its business with regard to the street vendors in its territory, the various categories of businesses being carried by them, the change in the vending profile of any particular area, the financial health of the street vendors, changes of demand for goods or services from such street vendors, requirement for relocation of street vendors, need for issue of additional Certificates of Vending or for reducing the number of such Certificates due to physical constraints of space, economic viability of continuing the street vendors in their location, need for re-structuring the functioning of the Committee and its procedures, etc_ This social audit shall be published and be made available at cost to any person who requires the same A copy of the said audit shall be submitted to the local authority. 16_ Restriction of private places for being used as vending zones and the bar on using private lands for vending and restricted vending:- As the street vendors are to be relocated under this Scheme and the Act, the private places within the jurisdiction of a Town Vending Committee shall not be used as a vending zone unless a specific permission is granted by the concerned Town Vending Committee for that purpose The Town Vending Committee shall permit private places as vending zones subject to the satisfaction that such zones are absolutely necessary. While doing so, the primary factor shall be the welfare f the street vendors of that area_ No private vending zone shall be allowed if it will affect the street vendors of that area. On the other hand; private vending areas shall be allowed in order to accommodate the street vendors who need to be removed or relocated from the public places. Permission for such private vending zones shall be given only if the number of vendors in such private vending zones together with the street vendors in that area shall not exceed 2.5% of the population of that vending zone, area or location. The density of vendors, sanitation, proportions of different businesses and infrastructural facilities of such places shall be regulated as per the Rules and the Scheme. 17_ Maintenance of cleanliness and charges payable to the Local Authority: Every street vendor shall be responsible for the cleanliness of the immediate surroundings of the area allocated to the vendors in vending zone (2) Every street vendor shall collect and deposit the waste generated by his business as instructed by the local authority. (3) Every street vendor shall remit the vending fee specified in clause 9, every year as decided by the local authority.

20 · Identification of vending zones: (1) The Town Vending Committee shall within period of six months from the date of the publication of this Scheme identify the 'vending zones' and the 'No vending zones' for street vending and shall publish the details in the notice board of the local authority concerned_ (2) (a) The 'vending zones' and 'No vending zones' shall be identified based on the width of the street; volume of traffic and the number of pedestrians passing through the street and such other factors as may be material to identify the said zones in such a way that no or minimum inconvenience is caused to the general public using the street as well as the residents of the street and traders carrying on their business from the private properties abutting such street (b) The identification of the vending zones shall be done in consultation with the Traffic Police or Police having jurisdiction over the area concerned: The police may recommend a place to be a vending zone, the local authority concerned may accept, modify or reject the recommendations with due reasoning and designate a place or location as vending zone, as it deems fit.

21 · Preparation of Street Vending Plan:- (1) The Town Vending Committee shall prepare a street vending plan: The holding capacity of the street vendors of any particular area or locality shall be limited to 2.5%/ of the population of ward, zone or city, as the case may be_

22 · Vending on time sharing basis:- The Town Vending Committee concerned shall, when it is necessary and expedient in order to accommodate more number of vendors or in case the nature of businesses is such that the vendors carry on their vending only during certain time of the day or certain days of the year or month or week; form Time Restricted Vending Zones, where the vendors shall be issued the Certificates of Vending specifically stating the hours or days or such other periods of business _ The said restrictions shall form part of the basic conditions of the Certificate of Vending: Any violation of it which will result in adverse consequences to the vendors_

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1 · Short title and extent: (1) These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules, 2015. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Tamil Nadu: 2. Definitions -(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "Act" means the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act; 2014 (Central Act 7 of 2014); (b) "Form" means a form appended to these rules; (c) "Government" means the Government of Tamil Nadu; (d) "Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee" means a committee constituted by the Government of Tamil Nadu under sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Act for the redressal of grievances or resolution of disputes; (e) "Scheme" means the scheme framed by the State Government under section 38; "Town Vending Committee' means a committee constituted under section 22 of the Act: (2) Words and expressions used, but not defined in these Rules shall have the same meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act:

3 · Constitution of Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committees:- The State Government shall constitute Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee for each local authority, under sub-section (1) of section 20 of the Act: The said committee shall consist of Chairperson, who has been Civil Judge or Judicial Magistrate and two other professionals as members_ (2) The Chairperson and members of a Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee shall be appointed by the Government_ 4. Qualifications and experience for appointment as member in a Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee.-A person shall be qualified to be appointed as member of a Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee , if he- is above 35 years of age but is not more than 65 years of age; and possesses a Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University; and (ii) (a) is a person of ability, integrity and standing and has adequate knowledge or experience of, at least; ten years in social work or in dealing with the problems relating to street vendors or of public affairs or of municipal or public administration; or is a retired officer of the Central State Government from any Group 'A' post: 5 Salary and other allowances and terms and conditions of the Chairperson and members of the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee:- (1) The Chairperson of the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee shall be appointed on part-time basis and he shall be paid an honorarium of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees two thousand only) per day of sitting in the above said committee_ (2) A Member of the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee shall be appointed on part time basis and shall be paid an honorarium of Rs.1,500/- (Rupees one thousand five hundred only) per day of sitting in the above said committee_ (3) The Government may remove the Chairperson and Members of Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee from the office, if he- (a) has been adjudged an insolvent;

8 · Appeal against the order or decision of the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee: (1) An appeal against an order or decision of Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committee may be preferred by an aggrieved person to the local authority concerned, within thirty days from the date of receipt of such order or decision appealed against:

10 · Procedure for disposal of appeals by the Local Authority:- (1) The officer or the person authorised in this behalf by the concerned local authority shall make an entry of the appeal filed under rules 8 or 9 in separate registers to be maintained for the purpose by the concerned local authority, specifying the date on which it was submitted. (2) Every appeal shall be examined by an Appeal Committee constituted in each local authority, which shall consist of- (a) in respect of Corporation of Chennai: Chairman Chairman of the zone concerned: Member One Councillor nominated by the Mayor: Member Secretary Zonal Assistant Commissioner

11 · Constitution of the Town Vending Committee:- (1) In each local authority, one Town Vending Committee shall be constituted by the Government with the Municipal Commissioner or the Chief Executive Officer as Chairperson of the Committee:

6 · Total vending fees realised