Cap. 409 Art. 19Conditions under which licence is granted.

(1) A licence shall not be granted or renewed for the purposes of article 18 unless -

(a) the person applying therefor is of good character and is fit and proper to be granted a licence in relation to a hotel, guest house, hostel, holiday premises or catering establishment or to provide accommodation to tourists in a house, as the case may be; provided that if the applicant is a body corporate or a person other than the person who will operate or in fact operates the hotel, guest house, hostel, holiday premises or catering establishment or who will provide accommodation in a house, the attributes in this paragraph shall at all times have to be satisfied by the person who will be responsible for such operation or provision of accommodation or who in fact effects such operation or provides such accommodation. The person who will be responsible for such operation or provision of accommodation or who in fact effects such operation or provides such accommodation possesses the skills and competencies necessary to operate a business of a hotel, guest house, hostel, holiday premises or catering establishment or to provide accommodation to tourists in a house, as the case may be, proven to the satisfaction of the Authority by means of either a relevant formal qualification from a recognised training institution or at least two years experience in the management of a similar business activity;

(b) the premises in respect of which the application is made are suitable and adequate for use as a hotel, guest house, hostel, holiday premises, catering establishment or house for the provision of accommodation to tourists, as the case may be;

(c) the use of the premises as a hotel, guest house, hostel, holiday premises, catering establishment or house for the provision of accommodation to tourists is desirable in accordance with government policy at the time of shall not use a name which in the opinion of the Authority is undesirable, unsuitable or misleading.