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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person'''
#The issuance of all Trading License, including that of Hawker License/Certificate, has been decentralized to the Town or District Council commercial affairs offices (local authorities’ offices) by the Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs office, which is under the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry [https://www.gov.bw/node/260 Local Authorities’ Offices Location & Contact Details].
#Collect and complete the Application for a Hawker's or Street-Vendors Certificate Form A, copies of these forms are available at the inquiries desk at any of the Town or District Council commercial affairs offices across the country. These forms are not available online.
#The applicant will be required to submit the following supporting documentation, in addition to the duly completed application form in all respect to the permit-issuing unit at the District Council office within the jurisdiction, where the hawker intends to operate. Any omission of these documents will render the registration process incomplete.
#*Two recent photographs, approximately five by four centimeters in size, clearly depict the face and shoulders of the applicant.
#*A copy of the applicant's identity card (Omang).
#Upon receipt of the application file, the Registrar will verify if all the necessary information and documentation have been provided and that the applications comply with the selection criteria before processing the application.
#Applicants will be required to supply such information as the Registrar may require and, specify the:
#*Class of goods to be traded.
#*Area in which he wishes to trade.
#The registrar may approve the issue of a hawker's license/ certificate if he/she is satisfied that the following requirement has been met:
#*If he is satisfied that the issue of such a certificate would be contrary to the public interest.
#*In respect of a particular class of goods, if he is satisfied that the carrying on of business in respect of that class of goods would be contrary to the public interest
#*In respect of a particular area or area, if he is satisfied that the carrying on of business in such area or areas would be contrary to the public interest.
#If approved, the applicant will be registered and the Hawkers certificate will be drawn- up using FORM B, signed and stamped by the registrar, and made available to be withdrawn by the client.
#The applicant will be required to produce a proof of identity document and pay the prescribed certificate/license fee as mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page while collecting the Hawkers Certificate/license at the specific office, where the application was lodged.
#The Hawkers Certificate /license shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Registrar deems fit to impose in each case, and such terms and conditions or requirements shall be endorsed on the certificate.
 
'''Appeals to the Minister'''
#Any person who is aggrieved by the refusal of the Registrar to grant a permit, or by any terms imposed by the Registrar to grant a permit, may appeal in writing against the refusal or the terms and conditions to the Minister within a reasonable time
 
==Required Documents==
*Two recent photographs.
*A copy of the applicant's identity card (Omang).
 
 
==Office Locations & Contacts==
'''Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry''' Private Bag 004 Gaborone Botswana 
Address: Plot 54380, Central Business District 
Tel. (+267) 3601200 
Fax (+267) 3971539 
Email. mitipru@gov.bw 
 
'''Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs''' 
(Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry) 
Plot 54380 
Central Business District (CBD) 
Private Bag 00252 Gaborone 
Tel. (+267) 3911233 
Fax. (+267) 3975239 
[https://www.gov.bw/ministries/ministry-investment-trade-and-industry Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry Office Location & Contact Details] 
[https://www.gov.bw/node/260 Local Authorities’ Offices Location & Contact Details]. 
Opening hours are from 07:30 to 16:30, Monday to Friday, except for public holidays. 
 

==Eligibility==
'''Applicants should meet the following requirement to be eligible to apply''': 
*Be a citizen of Botswana.
*Must have attained the age of 16 years and above.
*Should be unemployed, and carries on the business of selling his goods from place to place within Botswana, which business has an average monthly turnover of no more than P500 per month.
 
 
==Fees==
*License fee BWP 20.00.
 
 
==Validity==
*The license/certificate is valid for two years from the date of issue and shall be subjected to renewal thereafter. However, the Registrar may modify, suspend or cancel a certificate, if the conditions of the certificate have not been complied with or if the continuing use of the certificate constitutes a danger to public health.
 
 
==Documents to Use==
Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links
 
 
==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.
 
 
==Processing Time==
Please explain the processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate. 

 
==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&>
from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe,
myspace, revver, sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video
is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.
 
 

==Instructions==
'''PROHIBITION OF HAWKINGNo hawker shall-''' 
*Trade on any private property without the consent of the owner, lessee, manager, or occupier of the said property.
*Erect, or exposing goods for sale in any tent, booth, stall, stand, or similar structure.
*Hawk except between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
 
 
==Required Information==
*Full name of the applicant
*Postal address
*Identity Number.
*Physical address
*Place of birth/date/gender
*State the type of certificate you wish to apply for (a hawker's/street-vendor's certificate)
*State Areas to be covered
*State the classes of goods you wish to trade on
*Declaration by the applicant
 
 
==Need for the Document==
*Any person, who wishes to carry on the business of selling goods from place to place (Hawk) within Botswana, is required to be registered and have a valid Hawker registration license to be able to operate.
 
 
==Information which might help==
*"Hawker" means a person, being otherwise unemployed, who carries on the business of selling his goods from place to place within Botswana, which business has an average monthly turnover of no more than P500 per month.
 
 
==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==
Please explain what are other uses for obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.
 
 
==External Links==
[https://www.botswanatradeportal.org.bw/ Botswana Trade Portal] 
 
==Others==
More information which might help people.
 
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