Section 6: Functions of Authority

6. Functions of Authority The Authority shall have such functions as are necessary to further most effectively its objects, and in particular, shall— (a) (i) register, regulate and supervise tourist enterprises specified in Sub-part I of Part A of the First Schedule; (ii) license, regulate and supervise tourist enterprises specified in Sub-part II of Part A and Part B of the First Schedule; (b) register, license and regulate the use of pleasure craft; (c) license and supervise the activities of canvassers and skippers; (ca) license, regulate and supervise the activities of whale and dolphin watching; (d) manage and develop tourist sites; (e) carry out investigations and take measures to suppress illegal, dishonourable, unsound and improper practices in relation to any activity regulated under the Act; (f) establish standards, guidelines, and codes of practice in relation to the carrying on or running of a tourist enterprise, the operation of pleasure craft, and the activities of a skipper and a holder of a canvasser permit; (g) prepare action plans for the development and improvement of the tourism industry; (h) carry out research and commission studies in the field of tourism; (i) take appropriate measures for the protection of consumers of the tourism industry; (j) collect, compile and publish information and statistics in respect of any activity regulated under the Act; (k) advise the Minister generally on any matter relating to the tourism industry; and (l) do such acts or things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of its objects. [S. 6 amended by s. 45 (b) of Act 14 of 2009 w.e.f. 30 July 2009; s. 51 (b) of Act 9 of 2015 w.e.f. 1 July 2015.]