Section 25A: Regulation of tourist accommodation

25A. Regulation of tourist accommodation (1) (a) No person shall run or carry on a tourist enterprise specified in Sub-part I of Part A of the First Schedule unless he holds a tourist accommodation certificate. (b) The tourist accommodation certificate shall, in the case of— (i) a hotel, be a hotel certificate; (ii) a guest house, be a guest house certificate; (iii) a tourist residence, be a tourist residence certificate; (iv) a domaine, be a domaine certificate. (2) (a) A tourist accommodation certificate shall be issued for a period of 3 years and shall be subject to— (i) the requirements of such norms and standards governing a hotel, tourist residence, guest house or domaine and its services, facilities and amenities, as may be specified in guidelines issued by the Authority; and (ii) such terms and conditions as the Authority may determine. [Issue 7] T11 – 16 Revised Laws of Mauritius (b) The guidelines referred to in paragraph (a) (i) shall be posted on the website of the Authority. (3) Subject to this section, this Act shall apply to a tourist accommodation certificate as it would apply to a licence, with such modifications, adaptations and exceptions as may be necessary. (4) (a) The Authority shall, in respect of every licence issued in respect of a hotel, tourist residence or guest house which is valid on the date immediately preceding 1 July 2015, issue, not later than 3 months as 1 July 2015, a hotel certificate, tourist residence certificate or guest house certificate, as appropriate, in accordance with subsection (2). (b) A certificate issued under paragraph (a) shall be valid for a period not exceeding 3 years. (5) (a) Any licence fee payable in respect of a hotel, tourist residence or guest house relating to each of its facilities shall, on 1 July 2015, be payable as a single operating fee, in respect of its facilities specified in Sub-part IA, IB, IC or ID of Part A of the First Schedule, irrespective of whether or not it is providing all these facilities. (b) The operating fee referred to in paragraph (a) shall be payable in such amount and in such form and manner as may be prescribed. [S. 25A inserted by s. 51 (e) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 1 July 2015.]