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Definition;- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) 'Black-list' means the list of dealers hotel keepers or travel agents blacklisted under the provisions of this Act and maintained by prescribed authority and exhibited at the places as may be'prescribed. (b) 'Certificate' of registration means a certificate issued under this Act; (c) 'Government'means the Government ofNagaland. (d) 'Dealer' means a person carrying on in a tourist area, the business of selling any notified article, whether wholesale or retail and includes his agent or employee transacting business on his behalf; (e) 'hotel' means any premises or part of premises including lodges, resorts, houses, restaurant, bar or a tent where lodging with or without board or any kind of eatables or beverage is provided for a monetary consideration. ( f ) 'hotel keeper' means any person who owns or operates a hotel as proprietor and includes a person managing or operating the affairs of a hotel for and on behalf of the proprietor, (g) 'malpractice' includes dishonesty cheating touting impersonation, obstruction in allowing free choice for shopping or stay or travel arrangements, charging a price higher than that, fixed under this Act, failure to display price label on the article, order within the stipulated time or according to the terms agreed. Explanation 1 - For the purposes of this clause, labeled price shall be the reasonable prices with stack number recorded on each label of each item as reflected in the stock books of dealer or manufacturer maintained at their places of business which shall be open for inspection by the buyer of the item or by the prescribed authority. Explanation 2- The expression 'touting7 means coercing for shopping accommodation, transportation, sight-seeing or pestering for any particular premises, person, establishment or manufacture with consideration of personal benefit. (h) Notified article' means any article notified by the Government in the Gazette or in any publication prescribed in this behalf for purposes of this Act; (i) 'part' means a part it this Act. (J) 'prescribed authority' means the authority notified as such by the Government, provided that, different authorities may be notified for different provision of this Act; (k) 'prescribed authority' means the authority notified as such by the by the Govt. Provided that different authorities may be notified for different (1) 'tourist area7 means any area notified by the Government in the Gazette or any publication prescribed that, in this behalf, to be a tourist area for purposes of this Act; (m) Tourist' means a person or group of person including pilgrims visiting the State from any part of India or outside India and includes a traveler or a group ofpersons visiting a particular area from any part of the State. (n) 'travel agent' means a person engaged in the business of making travel, trekking, camping, tour operating or other travel arrangement for tourists for a monetary consideration and includes a tourist guide, guide, excursion agent, tent and camping agent or cargo agent. (0) 'person' includes a firm, company, cooperation and association of persons. Explanation- For the purposes of clauses (f) and (m) and expression 'travel arrangement's includes- (a) Arrangement for transportation sight- seeing (b) Arrangements for lodging with or without board, and (c) 'Rendering other services such as assistance for game, sports or receipt or dispatch of personal belonging of a tourist. PART I1 REGISTRATION OF DEALERS