Theme: Legal Empowerment

Business Act, 1991

This Act contains laws regarding the licensing and carrying on of businesses and shop hours in South Africa.

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Policy on Outdoor Advertising Control, Revision 3

This document serves as the Policy on Outdoor Advertising Control for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (EMM) and also forms the basis...

National Small Business Act, 1996

This Act provides for the establishment of the National Small Business Council and the Ntsika Enterprise Promotion Agency and to provide...

Las Tres Villas Municipal Ordinance Regulating Street Trading

This ordinance aims to regulate street trading in the town of Las Tres Villas.

The Legal Regulation of Street Vendors in New York City

This paper looks into the legal status of street vendors in New York City in the 1980s and 1990s and illustrates that despite persistent...

Employment Equity Act, 1998

The purpose of this Act is achieve equity in the workplace by promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in emplpyment through the elimination...

Recommendation 202, Social Protection Floors,2012

This Convention recognises that the transition to formal employment and the establishment of sustainable social protection systems are mutually...

Court Case: Maharastra Hawkers & Ors v Municipal Corp. of Mumbai (India)

Supreme Court of India case concerning Municipal Corp. of Greater Mumbai’s regulation of street vendors

Law: Street Trading Act of 2001 for Northern Ireland

Law governing street trading in Northern Ireland

Case Study: Mrs Fatimah Yiha ( Hijab Embroidery)