Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 · Chapter XX: Markets, Slaughter Houses, Trade and Occupations · Maintenance and regulation of markets and slaughter houses
Section 420: Licences for hawking articles, etc
No person shall, without or otherwise than in conformity with the terms of a licence granted by the Commissioner in this behalf,—
(a) hawk or expose for sale in any place any article whatsoever whether it be for human consumption or not;
(b) use in any place his skill in any handicraft or for rendering services to and for the convenience of the public for the purposes of gain or making a living.
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