Section 20 in Tamil Nadu Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules, 2015
20. Functions to be discharged by Town Vending Committee.
- Without prejudice to any other provisions of the Act, a Town Vending Committee shall perform the following functions, namely:-(a)to conduct surveys within the area of its jurisdiction to identify street vendors in the area and arrange for their accommodation in accordance with the norms, plan and the holding capacity within the area of its jurisdiction;(b)to issue Certificate of Vending to an eligible street vendor after obtaining an undertaking from him to comply with the terms and conditions subject to which the Certificate of Vending is issued;(c)to cancel or suspend Certificate of Vending of street vendors who commit breach of any of the conditions thereof or any other terms and conditions specified for regulating street vending under the Act or these rules or the Scheme made under the Act or where the Town Vending Committee is satisfied that such Certificate of Vending has been secured by the street vendor through misrepresentation or fraud;(d)to recommend the local authority to declare an area in its jurisdiction to be a non-vending area;(e)to identify sites and spaces for vending and hawking;(f)to regulate timings for vending to ensure non-congestion of public spaces;(g)to ensure enforcement of corrective mechanism against defiance by street vendors;(h)to follow up cases of disputes pending before the Grievance Redressal and Dispute Resolution Committees and the local authority;(i)to furnish recommendations to the local authority in relation to the preparation of plans to promote the vocation of street vendors;(j)to hold its meetings and take appropriate decisions to ensure efficient discharge of its functions;(k)to associate technical and professional persons with itself on temporary basis for obtaining assistance or advice in carrying out any of the provisions of the Act;(l)to publish the street vendor's charter specifying therein the time within which the Certificate of Vending shall be issued to the street vendors and time within which such Certificate of Vending shall be renewed and other activities to be performed within the time limit specified therein;(m)to maintain up to date records of registered street vendors and the street vendors to whom Certificates of Vending have been issued in Form-G.(n)to carry out social audit of its activities under the Act or these rules or the scheme made thereunder;(o)to furnish from time to time to the Government and the local authority, such returns as may be prescribed under the Act and these rules;(p)to recommend the Government for undertaking promotional measures to make available credit, insurance and other welfare schemes of social security for the street vendors;(q)to assist the Government to raise awareness among the public about the role of the street vendors in the economy; and(r)to perform such other functions for effective implementation of the Act and these rules, as may be delegated to the Town Vending Committee by the local authority and the Government.
