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(1) No person shall carry on the business of adventure sports unless he Registration registered in accordance with the provisions of this Act. of the adventure sports operator 43 झारखÖड गजट (असाधारण) शुĐवार, 22 जनवरȣ, 2016 (2) Every person intending to operate an adventure sports institute or to act as an adventure sports operator 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 already acting as an adventure sports operator shall apply for registration within ninety days from the date of commencement of this Act. (4) Every application, made under this section shall be disposed of within a period of ninety days from the date of receipt of application, failing which the application shall be deemed to have been accepted for registration. 16 The prescribed authority shall, unless registration is refused under Section 13, 14 or 15 direct the name and particulars of the tourism unit or travel agent or guide or adventure sports operator, as the case may be, cause to be entered in the register maintained for the purpose and shall issue a certificate of registration to the tourism unit or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, in the prescribed form. Certificate of registration of the tourism unit travel agent, guide and adventure sports operator. 17 The prescribed authority may refuse registration of the tourism unit or travel agent or guide or adventure sports operator, as the case may be, under this Act on any of the following grounds : Refusal to register the tourism unit, travel agent, guide and adventure sports operator. (a) If the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or the 45 of 1860 adventure sports operator, as the case may be, is convicted of any offence under Chapters-XIV and XVI of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or under any of the provisions of this Act or any offence punishable under any law providing for prevention of hoarding, smuggling or profiteering or adulteration of food or drugs or corruption and two years have not elapsed since the termination of the sentence imposed upon him. (b) If the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, has been declared an insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged. (c) If the name of tourism unit operator or a travel agent or a guide or an adventure sports operator, as the case may be, has been removed from the register on the grounds mentioned in clauses (c), (d), (e), or (g) of Section 18 and three months have not elapsed since the date of such removal. (d) if the premises of the tourism unit do not conform to the prescribed standard; 44 झारखÖड गजट (असाधारण) शुĐवार, 22 जनवरȣ, 2016 (e) if the travel agent or a guide or an adventure sports operator does not possess any of the prescribed qualifications; (f) if the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, does not hold a certificate of registration required to be held by him under this Act. (g) if the tourism unit operator fails to produce the proof that the structure of the tourism unit has been built in accordance with the building bye-laws made under the provisions of the relevant Act or under any other local laws in force; and (h) if in the opinion of the prescribed authority there is any sufficient ground to be recorded in writing, for refusing registration: Provided that no application for registration shall be refused unless the person applying for registration has been allowed an opportunity of being heard. 18 The prescribed authority may, by order, in writing remove the name of tourism unit or travel agent or guide or adventure sports operator, as the case may be, from the register and cancel the certificate of registration issued under Section 16, on any of the following grounds, namely Removal of name of the tourism unit, travel agent, guide and adventure sports operator from the register. (a) if the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, ceases to operate the tourism unit or ceases to act as a travel agent or a guide or an adventure sports operator for which he is registered; (b) if the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, is convicted of any offence under Chapters-XIV and XVI of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or under any of the provisions of this Act or of any offence punishable under any law providing for the prevention of hoarding, smuggling or profiteering or adulteration of food or drugs or corruption and two years have not elapsed since the termination of the sentence imposed upon him; (c) if the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or an adventure sports operator, as the case may be, is declared insolvent by a court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged; (d) if the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Act or rules framed thereunder; 45 झारखÖड गजट (असाधारण) शुĐवार, 22 जनवरȣ, 2016 (e) if the tourism unit operator fails to remove a lodger or willfully keeps the lodger in a tourism unit, who becomes a nuisance for the inmates in his tourism unit as well as adjoining building(s); (f) if any complaint of malpractice is received and proved against the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or adventure sports operator, as the case may be; (g) if the tourism unit operator makes structural changes in the tourism unit without the approval of the appropriate authority under the relevant Act or any other local authority constituted under the local law; (h) if the tourism unit operator or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, has obtained the certificate of registration by misrepresentation or fraud; (i) if the adventure sports operator does not maintain equipments, manpower and other facilities according to prescribed standards for safety; (j) if the adventure sports operator does not take the precautions regarding safety measures, as may be prescribed ; and (k) if such tourism unit operator, or the travel agent or the guide or the rts operator, as the case may be, fails to comply with any of the directions issued by the Department from time to time or obstructs the inspection of its premises by the authorised officers of the Department or indulges in any such activities, which is detrimental to growth of tourism and its promotion. Provided that before removing the name of any tourism unit or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, from the register under this section, the prescribed authority shall give a notice to the tourism unit or the travel agent or the guide or the adventure sports operator, as the case may be, indicating the grounds on which it is proposed to take action after giving him an opportunity of being heard. 19 The prescribed authority may in consultation with the committee to be constituted in the prescribed manner; Classification of tourism unit. (a) classify the tourism units into various classes, as may be prescribed; and (b) fix the number of lodgers to be accommodated in each room in case of accommodation.