Registration.

(1) No person shall carry on the business of a travel agent in a tourist area, unless he is registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act. (2) Every person intending to act as a travel agent in a tourist area shall, before he commences to act as such, apply for registration to the prescribed authority in the prescribed manner. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), any person acting as a travel agent in a tourist area on the date a notification under clause (k) of section 2 is issued, shall apply for registration within three months from the aforesaid date. (4) Every application made under sub-section (2) shall be disposed of within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the application failing which the application shall be deemed to have been accepted for registration.