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and commencement. Definitions. to provide for registration of persons dealing with tourists and .o: :-::atters connected therewith. Be it enacted by the Legislature ofSikkim in the Forty-ar.t.; Year of tile Republic of India as follows.- CHAPTER-I (1) This Act may be called the Sikkim Registration of Tourist Trade A~:. : -93. 2 (2) It extends to the whole of Sikkirn. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by no-i=~::;::=- in the Official Gazette, appoint. In this Act unless the context otherwise requires; (a) "black-list" means a list maintained and exhibited by Tourism De a:::=e::: for dealers, hotel-keepers and travel agents who have been biacx-Lsted u e; --~ provisions of this Act.; (b) "dealer" means a person carrying on in a tourist area the business 0.- s !E::.s :=.::: notified article, whether wholesale or retail and includes his agent or employee ::-=-=--.-- acting business on his behalf; (c) "hotel" means any premises, establishment or part or part of premises, incl'..-'\i::::.g holiday borne, resort, restaurants, lodges, dbabas, bar, tent where lodging witl without board or other service is provided for a monetary consideration; (d) "hotel keeper. means any person who owns or operates a hotel as proprie : and includes a person managing or operating the affair of a hotel for and on be alf of the proprietor; (e) "malpractice" includes dishonesty, cheating, touting, impersonation, obst tion in allowing free choice for shopping or stay or trawl arrangements, chargi g a price higher than that displayed on the label or rem nerat: D hi)',c:- han ha fixed under this Act, OT by any other competent authori y. a n.re to execute an or '~T the stipulated time or according to the terms agreed. Ecplan.uion-« I For the purpose of his US'::>, labelled ri es ~!:.2-_ ce :,=::s-"r:.ab!e rices ,-:t stock number recorded on ea h l L! : or ea h i e as reflecte: in the SiC':'k = "~S 0-', de ett " . ,,_=_'- _L ,- Registration. Certificate of" registration. Refusal to register. Removal of the name from the register. Black-listing of dealers. _ -:,..:e of removcl .-r.d black listing ~...~~:!.2:;JeT. 2 "pre ribed authority" means the authority notified as such, by the Gover TO that ifferent authorities may be notified for different provisi of this Act; "tourist" means a person or group of persons including pilgrims visiting the State from any part of India or outside India; "tourist area" means any area notified by the Government in the Official Gazette to be a tourist area for the purpose of this Act; (I) "travel agent" means a person engaged in the business of conducting tours and travel, trekking, camping, tour operating or other arrangements for tourist for a monetary consideration and includes a tourist guide, excursion agent, or tour operator or cargo agent. Explanation - For the purposes of clauses (e) and (I) the expression "travel arrangements" includes- (i) (k) (i) arrangements for transportation, sight seeing; (ii) arrangements for lodging with or without board; and (iii) rendering other services such as assistance for game, sports or receipt or despatch of personal belonging of a toursist . CHAPTER-II REGISTRATION OF DEALERS