Expert Committee for setting out norms, standard and general principles for recognition and registration of service providers.

(1) Any service provider operating or intending to operate as a service provider in the State, if desire to have itself/ himself recognized by the Department of Tourism of the State, may apply to the prescribed authority in the manner and in the form provided in the scheme framed under section 3 of the Act for recognition and registration of tourism service providers. (2) When the application for recognition and registration is allowed, and the prescribed authority decides to register and recognize the said service provider, the particulars of such service provider shall be recorded in a register maintained for the purpose in Form 'A' and issue him a certificate of registration cum recognition in Form 'B'. (3) Before any certificate of registration cum recognition is issued to any service provider, the service provider shall pay a registration fee as specified in Appendix 'A'