Fixation of rates

Fixation of rates.-

1. (a) The prescribed authority may, in consultation with the Committee to be constituted in the prescribed manner, fix a fair rate to be charged for board, lodging or other service provided in a hotel at such amount as, having regard to the circumstances of the case, he deems just (the prescribed authority may also fix the percentage of accommodation of daily and monthly lodgers respectively in a hotel).
2. (b) The prescribed authority shall also fix the number of lodgers to be accommodated in each room or specified accommodation in the hotel.
3. (c) The prescribed authority may fix a fair rate which may be different for season and off season period separately for,-
   • (i) lodging with reference to each room or specified accommodation and the number of the lodgers to be accommodated;
   • (ii) board, partial or full; and
   • (iii) other service; and
4. (d) The prescribed authority may fix fair rates separately for daily and monthly lodgers. Explanation.-For the purpose of this part, a lodger who agrees to reserve accommodation in a hotel for a period of less than a month shall be deemed to be a daily lodger.