(1) No massage parlour/spa shall employ a masseur/therapist, unless he/she holds a certificate of registration issued under subsection (2), and a medical fitness certificate issued by the Government Hospital.
(2) Every person who desires to work as a masseur/therapist in a massage parlour/spa shall apply to such officer, in such form and accompanied with such fee, as may be prescribed, for grant of a certificate of registration.
(3) The officer, on receipt of an application under sub-section (2), shall, after conducting such inquiry as he deems fit, within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of such application, either grant or refuse to grant a certificate of registration.
Every order of refusal to grant certificate of registration shall be in writing. In case of refusal to grant such certificate, the applicant may file an appeal to the Director.
(4) The certificate of registration to be granted under sub-section (3) shall be in the prescribed form and shall be valid for a period of two years from the date of its issue and renewable for the same period thereafter. Before expiry of such certificate, the masseur/therapist shall get his certificate of registration renewed on payment of such fee as may be prescribed.
(5) Every officer referred to in sub-section (2) shall maintain a register of registered masseurs/therapists.
(6) If any masseur/therapist is found working in any massage parlour/spa without a valid certificate of registration, he shall be liable to a fine of Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees five thousand only) or any amount as notified by the Government from time to time, and the owner of such massage parlour/spa also shall be liable to a fine of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) or any amount as notified by the Government from time to time.].