Section 129: Regulations

129. Regulations (1) The Minister may make such regulations as he thinks fit for the purposes of this Act. (2) Any regulation made under subsection (1) may provide for— (a) the levying of fees and the payment of charges and surcharges; (b) standards to be maintained or codes or practice to be observed by a tourist enterprise, holder of a pleasure craft licence, skipper's licence or a canvasser permit; (c) the procedures for entry and inspection of premises; (d) insurance cover to be contracted by a tourist enterprise and pleasure craft operator; T11 – 66 (1) [Issue 4] Tourism Authority Act (e) special terms and conditions for tourist activity in the outer Islands of Mauritius; (f) the regulation of tourist enterprises; (g) the markings of pleasure craft; (h) the prohibition of the use of pleasure craft or exempt pleasure craft within such areas as may be prescribed; (i) the regulation of the activities of canvassers and skippers; (j) the regulation of the speed of pleasure craft in a navigational area within any area other than within a public beach; (k) the registration of and regulation of the operation of exempt pleasure craft; (l) the designation and regulation of mooring places and embarkation points; (m) the safety and welfare of tourists; continued on page T11 – 67 [Issue 4] T11 – 66 (2) Revised Laws of Mauritius (n) the prohibition of use of any type of pleasure craft which the Minister, on the recommendation of the Board, constitutes a danger to life in a navigational area; (o) the prohibition of any activity or type of activity which in his opinion is not in the public interest; (p) the grounds for the deregistration of an approved surveyor; (q) the equipment that a pleasure craft must be equipped with; (r) the criteria and conditions for the conduct of competency tests for skippers; and (s) the amendment of the Schedule. (3) Notwithstanding any other enactment, the Rodrigues Regional Assembly may make regulations applicable to the Island of Rodrigues for the purposes of this Act. [S. 129 amended by s. 41 of Act 3 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 June 2008.] 130. —