State Act

The Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Damanand Diu Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982

30[22. Penalty for default in registration.— (1) Any person carrying on the business of a dealer, hotel-keeper or travel agent or as mentioned in sub-section (i) of section 19 A without proper registration under this Act or in violation of any of the provisions of this Act or the Rules made thereunder shall be punishable by the prescribed authority with fine which may extend to Rs.1,00,000/- (2) Where the person on whom the penalty of fine is imposed under sub-section (1) does not within thirty days from the date of the order imposing such penalty, pay the fine imposed, then such person shall be liable to pay, by way of penal interest, a sum of: — (a) Rs.100/- for each day for the first thirty days from the date of the expiry of the period of 30 days as aforesaid; and, (b) Rs. 200/- for each day thereafter for a period of fifteen days. (3) In case of failure on the part of a dealer a hotel-keeper or travel agent to pay fine imposed under sub – section (1) and /or penal interest under sub-section (2), the same shall be recovered as an arrears of land revenue, and the business shall be liable to be closed and the prescribed authority shall be at liberty to institute proceedings in the appropriate court of law for enforcing the closure of business. (4) Any person erecting beach shack and/or carrying on activity therein without obtaining a license as required under section 13A of this Act, shall be publishable with fine which may extend to Rs.10,000/-, the beach shack shall be liable for demolition and the material thereof confiscated, without any prior notice, entirely at his risk and cost. (5) Any person erecting beach shack and/or carrying on activities therein without proper registration as required under section 13A (5), shall be punishable with fine of Rs. 1,000/- which may extend to Rs. 5,000/-. Explanation. — A person who has made an application for renewal of certificate before the date of its expiry and if the same is pending disposal, then he shall not be a defaulter for the purposes of this section.]