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section 3

Registration of tourism Business and service provider

The Assam Tourism (Development and Registration) Act, 2024
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  1. (1) Any person intending to operate the tourism business and service provider within the state, shall apply for registration to the Authority in such manner and in such form and accompanied with such particulars and details and fees as may be prescribed : Provided that any person or service provider already operating such business in the State before the commencement of this Act shall apply to the Authority for registration within three months from the date of commencement of this Act.
  2. (2) The tourism business and service provider shall include :-
    • (i) Hotels, Service Apartments, Heritage Bunglows, Homestay;
    • (ii) Tour Operator, Tourist Transport Operators, Travel Agents or Excursion agents;
    • (iii) Bed and Breakfast;
    • (iv) Restaurants and Way Side Amenities;
    • (v) Water Sports, Golf tourism activity, Adventure sports Operations, River rafting activities etc. ;
    • (vi) Tourist Lodge, Resort;
    • (vii) Aero sports or Paragliding or Parasailing activities;
    • (viii) Dhaba, Guest House, Motels;
    • (ix) Tourist Guides;
    • (x) Health Trade;
    • (xi) Temporary tents and huts for the purpose of accommodation, deck beds, umbrellas, chairs etc.;
    • (xii) River cruise, Vessels, House Boats, Caravan;
    • (xiii) Tea Tourism and any other activity as may be notified by the State Government in the Official Gazette from time to time :
  3. (3) Every application made under sub-section
  4. (1) above shall be disposed of within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the application.
  5. (4) The Authority unless application is rejected record particulars of the concern service provider or business operator in the Register of service providers which such particulars and in such form as may be prescribed.
  6. (5) When the authority allows the application of service provider or business operator and registered under sub-section
  7. (3) the authority shall issue a certificate of registration in such form as may be prescribed
  8. (6) When any application for registration is rejected by the authority it shall record the reason thereof and communicate the same in writing to the applicant Provided that no application shall be rejected unless reasonable opportunity of being heard is allowed.
  9. (7) Every service provider and business operator, who is registered under this section shall abide by the terms and conditions as may be prescribed and specified in the certificate of registration.
  10. (8) The registrar containing the names and particulars of service providers shall be continuously updated and shall be available on the website of the State Government for information of tourists and people in general.

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