The Goa, Daman and Diu Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982

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    "title": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982",
    "short_title": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982",
    "act_number": "Act No. 10 of 1982",
    "act_year": 1982,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Goa",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) 'boat' includes a house-boat, motor-boat, motor launch, pedal boat, sailing boat and canoe;\n(b) 'certificate' means a certificate of registration issued under any of the provisions of this Act;\n(c) 'dealer' means a person carrying on in a tourist area the business of selling any notified articles, whether wholesale or retail, and whose stocks/turnover of the said notified articles exceeds 50% of their total stocks/turnover, and includes his agent or employee transacting business on his behalf;\n(d) 'Government' means the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu;\n(e) 'hotel' includes any premises or part of premises including a house-boat, restaurant, bar or a tent where lodging with or without board or any kind of eatables or beverages is provided for a monetary consideration;\n(f) 'hotel-keeper' includes 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;\n(g) 'malpractice' includes cheating, touting, impersonation, obstruction in allowing free choice for shopping or stay or travel management, charging a price higher than that displayed on the label or remuneration higher than that fixed under this Act, failure to display price label on the articles, failure to give cash memos and wilful failure to execute an order within the stipulated time and according to the terms agreed.\n*(h) 'notified article' means any article notified by the Government in the Official Gazette for the purposes of this Act;\n(i) 'prescribed' means prescribed by rules made under this Act;\n*(j) 'prescribed authority' means the authority notified as such by the Government, provided that different authorities may be notified for different provisions of this Act;\n*(k) 'tourist area' means any area notified by the Government in the Official Gazette to be a tourist area for the purposes of this Act;\n(l) 'tourist' means a person or group of persons, including pilgrims, visiting the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu from any part of India or outside India;\n(m) 'travel agent' means a person engaged in the business of making travel, camping, tour operating or other travel arrangements for tourists for a monetary consideration and includes a tourist guide, excursion agent, tent and camping agent or tour operator;\n(n) 'travel arrangements' include -\n(a) arrangements for transportation, sight seeing;\n(b) arrangements for lodging with or without food; and\n(c) rendering other services, such as assistance for game, sports or receipt or despatch of personal belongings of a tourist.\nChapter II\nRegistration of Dealers",
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        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Registration.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Certificate of Registration.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Refusal to register.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) if he is convicted of any offence under Chapters XIV and XVI of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act, 45 of 1860) 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 and drugs or corruption and two years have not elapsed since the termination of the sentence imposed upon him;\n(b) if he has been declared insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged;\n(c) if his name has been removed from the register under clause (c) clause (d) of section 6 and three months have not elapsed since the date of removal;\n(d) if in the opinion of the prescribed authority there is sufficient ground to be recorded in writing, for refusing registration.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Removal of the name from the Register.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) if he ceases to be a dealer;\n(b) if he is convicted of any offence under Chapter XIV and XVI of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act, 45 of 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;\n(c) if he is declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged;\n(d) if any complaint of malpractice is received and proved against him.\nChapter III\nRegistration of Hotels",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Registration.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. Certificate of registration.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Refusal to register a hotel.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) if the hotel-keeper is convicted of any offence under Chapters XIV and XVI of the Central Act Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central act 45 of 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;\n(b) if the hotel-keeper has been declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged;\n(c) if the name of the hotel-keeper has been removed from the register under clause (c) or clause (d) of section 10 and three months have not elapsed since the date of removal;\n(d) if the hotel-keeper does not hold a licence or certificate required to be held by him under any law for the time being in force;\n(e) if in the opinion of the prescribed authority there is sufficient ground, to be recorded in writing, for refusing registration.",
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        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Removal of the name from the Register.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) if the hotel-keeper ceases to operate the hotel in the tourist area for which it is registered;\n(b) if the hotel-keeper is convicted of any offence under Chapters XIV and XVI of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act, 45 of 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;\n(c) if the hotel-keeper is declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged;\n(d) if any complaint of malpractice is received and proved against a hotel-keeper.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Classification of hotels and fixation of rates.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Hotel-keeper to display information.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Hotel-keeper to present detailed bill.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter IV\nTravel Agents",
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Registration.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Certificate.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 14
        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Refusal to register.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) if he does not possess any of the prescribed qualifications;\n(b) if he has been convicted of any offence under Chapters XIV and XVI of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or (Central Act 45 of 1860) 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;\n(c) if he has been declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged;\n(d) if his name has been removed from the register under clause (c) or clause (d) of section 17 and three months have not elapsed from the date of removal;\n(e) if in the opinion of the prescribed authority there is sufficient ground, to be recorded in writing, for refusing registration.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Removal of the name from the register.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) if he ceases to act as a travel agent;\n(b) if he is convicted of any offence under Chapters XIV and XVI of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act 45 of 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;\n(c) if he is declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged;\n(d) if any complaint of malpractice is received and proved against him.",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 16
        },
        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Fixation of rates.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 17
        },
        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Travel agent not to demand tip, etc.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter V\nAppeal and Revision\n*20. Appeal.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 18
        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Revision.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter VI\nOffences and Penalties",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 19
        },
        {
            "number": "22",
            "title": "22. Penalty for default in registration.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "23",
            "title": "23. Penalty for false statement.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 21
        },
        {
            "number": "24",
            "title": "24. Certificate not to be assigned.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 22
        },
        {
            "number": "25",
            "title": "25. Certificate and documents to be shown to persons on demand.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 23
        },
        {
            "number": "26",
            "title": "26. Penalty for malpractice.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 24
        },
        {
            "number": "27",
            "title": "27. Obstructing lawful authorities.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 25
        },
        {
            "number": "28",
            "title": "28. Penalty for subsequent breaches.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 26
        },
        {
            "number": "29",
            "title": "29. Power of the prescribed authority to summon and enforce attendance of witnesses and other persons.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) summoning and enforcing attendance of the complainant or the person against whom complaint is made under this Act and witnesses required in connection therewith;\n(b) compelling the production of any document, and\n(c) examining witnesses on oath - and may summon and examine suo moto any person whose evidence appears to be material.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 27
        },
        {
            "number": "30",
            "title": "30. Composition of offences.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Chapter VII\nMiscellaneous",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 28
        },
        {
            "number": "31",
            "title": "31. Notification of changes.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 29
        },
        {
            "number": "32",
            "title": "32. Return of certificate.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "33",
            "title": "33. Duplicate certificate.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 31
        },
        {
            "number": "34",
            "title": "34. Certificate to be kept exhibited.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 32
        },
        {
            "number": "35",
            "title": "35. Publication of name of person removed from the register.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 33
        },
        {
            "number": "36",
            "title": "36. Power to inspect.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 34
        },
        {
            "number": "37",
            "title": "37. Fixation of rates for other services.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 35
        },
        {
            "number": "38",
            "title": "38. Powers of Government to apply Act to other persons.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 36
        },
        {
            "number": "39",
            "title": "39. Powers and duties of Police in respect of offences and assistance to prescribed authority.",
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            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 37
        },
        {
            "number": "40",
            "title": "40. Indemnity.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 38
        },
        {
            "number": "41",
            "title": "41. Reservation of powers of local authority.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 39
        },
        {
            "number": "42",
            "title": "42. Power to make rules.",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) the maintenance of registers, books and forms by a hotel-keeper, dealer or travel agent for conduct of business;\n(b) the form of application for registration and for certificate;\n(c) the fee for registration;\n(d) the manner for giving notices under this Act;\n(e) classification of hotels and travel agents;\n(f) qualification for registration as travel agents;\n(g) manner of publication of the names and address of the persons and of the hotels removed from the register or to whom registration has been refused;\n(h) the place where the prescribed authority shall hold enquiry under this Act; and\n(i) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.\nSecretariat, Panaji-Goan,\nU.D. Sharma\nDated: 23rd November, 1982.\nSecretary to the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu Law\n\t\t\t\tDepartment (Legal Advice)",
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        "Act ID": "Goa001",
        "Act Number": "Act No. 10 of 1982",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "1982",
        "Short Title": "The Goa, Daman and Diu Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Goa"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:52:45"
}