The Rajasthan Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Act, 2010
The Rajasthan Tourism Trade (Facilitation and Regulation) Act, 2010
This legislation establishes a comprehensive framework to promote, regulate, and facilitate tourism across Rajasthan. It applies to tourism service providers—including hotels, tour operators, travel agents, and tourist guides—as well as local authorities, film crews, and individuals operating in tourist zones. The Act defines standards of service, introduces official registration, and strictly penalizes malpractices such as touting, overcharging, begging, and unauthorized hawking. It also regulates film shootings at heritage sites to prevent damage, creates a dedicated Tourist Assistance Force for visitor protection, and mandates local sanitation duties. Ultimately, it safeguards Rajasthan’s rich heritage while ensuring a safe, fair, and hospitable environment for travelers.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Expert Committee for setting out norms, standard and general principles for recognition and registration of service providers.
- 4. Recognition and registration of service providers, their obligations and consequences of non-adherence to norms and conditions of recognition.
- 5. Appeal.
- 6. Exit from recognition and registration.
- 7. Registration of paying guest accommodation.
- 8. Licensing of Guides.
- 9. Regulation of certain tourism trade related activities.
- 10. Recovery of dues.
- 11. Facilitation and regulation of film shootings.
- 12. Penalties and punishment for contravention.
- 13. Prohibition of certain acts and activities in the tourist places, areas and destinations.
- 14. Duties of local authorities towards public health and sanitation etc.
- 15. Statistical information
- 16. Declaration of trade and service providers under tourism sector as industry
- 17. Tourist Assistance Force
- 18. Framing of regulations for regulating the functions assigned to the Tourist Assistance Force
- 19. Formulation of policy on heritage tourism
- 20. Guidelines for maintenance of good hygienic conditions at heritage sites
- 21. Public private participation in the tourism industry
- 22. Punishment for false display of recognition
- 23. Punishment for malpractice or other contravention
- 24. Punishment for persistent contravention, violation or default
- 25. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 26. Cognizance of offences by courts
- 27. Offences by companies
- 28. Powers of the prescribed authority to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and other persons
- 29. Act to over ride other laws
- 30. Power to remove difficulties
- 31. Power to make rules
- 32. Repeal and savings
- 77. GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN TOURIST OFFICES
- 6(1). Relaxation for Licensing
- 6(2). Relaxation Limitations
- 16(10). Subsequent punishment for begging or hawking
- 16(3). Subsequent offence of touting
- 16(4). Habitual touting
- 16(5). Begging and hawking
- 16(6). Duty to remove beggars and hawkers
- 16(7). Preventing entry of beggars and hawkers
- 16(8). Failure to comply with removal direction
- 16(9). Further violation regarding begging or hawking
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