Section 25 — Registration of the tourism unit.

25. Registration of the tourism unit.- (1) Every person intending to 

operate a tourism unit shall, before operating the tourism unit, apply for 

registration to the prescribed authority in the prescribed manner:  

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["Provided that the tourism units already registered and functional 

under any scheme of the Central or State Government shall apply for 

registration within a period of 30 days from the date of commencement of the 

Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development and Registration (Amendment) Act, 

2023 in the manner as may be prescribed: 

Provided further that applicable registration fee shall not be levied till 

the expiry of the existing registration: 

Provided further that such tourism units shall have to fulfill the 

requirements as may be prescribed within a period of 90 days from the 

commencement of the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development and 

Registration (Amendment) Act, 2023:”.] 

Provided further that any person, operating a tourism unit, makes any 

addition or alteration in the tourism unit, shall apply for fresh registration 

within ninety days from the date of such addition or alteration.  

(2) Every application made under sub-section (1) shall be disposed of 

within a period of sixty days from the date of receipt of application, failing 

which the application shall be deemed to have been accepted for registration.  

(3) No person shall operate a tourism unit unless it is registered in 

accordance with the provisions of this Act.