Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
present detailed bill. Registrat/em. 4 (e) if the hotel-keeper is convicted of any offence under the Arms Act, 1959 and five years have not elapsed since the expiry of the sentence imposed upon him; if the hotel-keeper is convicted of any offence punishable under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988; and five years have not elapsed si nee the expiry of the sentence imposed upon hi m; if tbe hotel-keeper is convicted of any offence punishable under the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 and five years have net elapsed since the expiry of the sentence imposed upon him: if the hotel-keeper i, coi.victed of any offence unce: Chapter Xl ll and XIV of the] ndian Penal Code, 1660 and under any lei W pt ,)'v icj:ng for the prevention of hoarding, smuggling, gambling or profitee,ing)r a::lulteration of food or drug and three years have not elapsed smce the l';lir.ination of the sentence imposed upon him: if the hotel-keeper has been declared vn insolvent t·\' a court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged, Any hotel t.: " ",e of which is removed frorr 1:1'" r.ig.st er under sub-section (J) shall forthwith cease to operate. (f) (g) (h) (i) (2) 14, (1) The prescribed authority may on proof of complai.itof malpractice or for any other offences committed under this Act, for reasons to be recorded, black-list a hotel after taking into consideration the nature of malpractice or the gravity of offence, for such period as the prescribed authority may deem fit. (2) The particulars of a black-listed hotel shall be exhibited at conspicuous places in all tourist areas and notified to all travel, trade and other concerned organisations, foreign missions in India, Indian missions abroad. (3) Notwithstandimg action taken under sub-section (1), the hotel-keeper shall be liable to be prosecuted under the provisions of law if deemed necessary, (4) If the prescribed authority is satisfied that there are sufficient grounds for removal of a hotel from the .black-list he may, after recording the reasons, order its removal from such list and issue a fresh certificate of registration on payment of prescribed fees and notify the same for the information of all concerned. Before removing the name of a hotel from the ieg.ster under section 13 or black-listing it under section 14, the pr~c,;"ib(;d authority .hall give r, notice to the hotel-keeper of the ground or ground' ,y, \\ !·,i.::hit is proposed to take action and hold an inquiry in the presence or the hotel-keeper giving hirr :.: reasonable opportunity of showing cause against it. The prescribed Authority may, in consultation wih the hotel keeper by notification in the Official Gazette, fix in respect of each hotel the Icasonable maximum rate and the service charges, if any, commensurate with the standard of hotel and quality of food, accommodation and service, which ca~ be' ci.arged by the hotel-keeper for board or lodge or for both from the person S' 1} -ng .herein 0::' from other customers. Every hotel-keeper shall cause to be displayed c:.: some conspicuous place of the hotel, such information as may be prescribed. Every hotel-keeper shall render detailed bills to the person residing in the hotel and other customers and shall give receipts in acknov.ledgemer t of e.11 payments. CHAPTER-IV TRAVEL AGENTS