No.F.( )H/DT/2015/6250 — The RAJASTHAN TOURISM TRADE (FACILITATION AND REGULATION) ACT, 2010.

No.F.( )H/DT/2015/6250 Government of Rajasthan Department of Tourism, Jaipur Dated: 02-06-2016 Guidelines for granting Certificate of Heritage to operating Heritage Hotels/Heritage Properties Revenue (Gr.VI) Department vide its notification No. F.11(4)Rev.6/2014/16 dated 22.5.2015 has amended Rajasthan Land Revenue (Conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes in rural areas) Rules, 2007 and has inserted a new rule 6(C) for conversion of heritage properties into heritage hotels. Similarly, the Urban Development and Housing Department vide its order No. F.18(1) UDH/TUP/2015 dated 6.6.2015 has at point No.3 provided for conversion of existing heritage hotels and other heritage properties into heritage hotels or other tourism units . The Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj has also vide its notification No. F.4( ) Tourism Rules/Legal/PR/2015/486 dated 10.7.2015 has promulgated the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Allotment, Change of Use of Land and Regularisation of Abadi Land in Panchayat Area for Tourism Units) Rules, 2015 . The Rule 4 provide for change of use of land of heritage properties into heritage hotels . Rule 6 provide for regularization of an existing heritage hotel. All the above notifications provide for a recommendation by the Tourism Department before an order is issued for conversion of a heritage property into heritage hotel or regularization of an existing heritage hotel. Therefore, following guidelines are issued for making the said recommendations. 1 . Definition of Heritage Property: Heritage property means a fort, a fortress, a palace, a castle , hunting lodge or residence with heritage features built prior to a date specified by the State Government. The State Government vide its notification No.F.8(42)Trade/DT/09/2294 dated