(1) The prescribed authority may by an order in writing, remove the name of a hotel from the register and cancel its certificate of registration on any of the following grounds namely :––
(a) if the hotel-keeper ceases to operate the hotel in the tourist area for which it is registered ;
(b) if the hotel-keeper is convicted of any offence under 1[Chapters XIII and XVII of the Indian Penal Code (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 ;
(c) if the hotel-keeper is declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged ;
(d) if any complaint of malpractice is received and proved against a hotel-keeper ;
(e) if the hotel is black-listed under section 13 ;
2[(2) Omitted.]
(a) if the hotel-keeper ceases to operate the hotel in the tourist area for which it is registered ;
(b) if the hotel-keeper is convicted of any offence under 1[Chapters XIII and XVII of the Indian Penal Code (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 ;
(c) if the hotel-keeper is declared an insolvent by a Court of competent jurisdiction and has not been discharged ;
(d) if any complaint of malpractice is received and proved against a hotel-keeper ;
(e) if the hotel is black-listed under section 13 ;
2[(2) Omitted.]
Source footnotes
1. Substituted by S.O. 1229(E) dated 31.03.2020.2. Omitted by Act VI of 1982, s. 9.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencementSection 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Registration.Section 4 · Certificates of registration.Section 5 · Refusal to register.Section 6 · Removal of the name from the registerSection 7 · Black listing of dealers.Section 8 · Notice of removal and black listing of dealer.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 14 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.