Recovery of dues.

The general conditions for all Guides are as under:- (i) All those persons who are in regular employment or in any part time employment shall not eligible for training as a Guide or for seeking certificate or license to act as a Guide in the State: Provided that a person under employment, may be allowed to join the training programme if he produces no objection certificate from his employer and executes a declaration on non-judicial stamp duly attested by a Magistrate or a Notary Public that he may quit the service before he applies for certificate or license as a Guide. (ii) Any Local Level Guide or State Level Guide if joins any regular employment anywhere or starts his own vocation at any time, shall inform the prescribed authority and surrender to him the certificate or license and identity card. (iii) All Guides licensed or deemed to be licensed under these rules shall constantly remain in contact with the concerned Tourist Information Centre or other concerned officers of the Department of Tourism at various tourist destinations in the State so as to facilitate guiding assignments. (iv) Guides licensed or permitted to act as Guide in any local area or throughout the State shall remain in constant touch with the various tourism service providers such as Managers of hotels/motels, tour operators, safari organizers etc. for seeking guiding assignments, directly. (v) Each and every Guide licensed by the prescribed authority under these rules will strictly follow the provisions of the Act and these rules and all other laws including regulations and schemes framed from time to time by the State Government or the Commissioner under the provisions of the Act or these rules and under any other law by any authority competent to do so. (vi) In addition to the provisions of these rules, the Guides shall follow the directions as to good conduct and practice connected with the vocation of guides which are not inconsistent or repugnant to these rules. (vii) Any violation of the provisions of the Act and these rules may be deemed to be a misconduct or malpractice within the meaning of the Act and these rules and shall be dealt with accordingly besides cancellation of certificate or identity card of the Guide. (viii) Any change in address or taking up employment or starting own vocation shall be promptly communicated by the Guide to the prescribed authority not later than 30 days from the date when the change took place and non-compliance of this provision will be deemed as a malpractice within the meaning of provisions of the Act and shall be punishable accordingly besides making such Guide liable for cancellation of his certificate/license and identity card. (ix) The Guides shall carry with him/her the identity card issued to him/her by the Department of Tourism and also wear the name tag while accompanying tourists. (x) The Guide shall not transfer, in any way his/her identity card or any other document which may have been issued to him/her by the Department of Tourism to any other person. Any violation of this condition will make him/her liable for cancellation of certificate and withdrawal of the Identity card granted to him/her.